MTN’s GH¢20m donation too small but government should collect it – Ellen Ama Daaku
Spokesperson for the NPP Committee on Jobs and Employment, Ellen Ama Daaku has disagreed with the government’s decision to reject a GH¢20 million donation from MTN Ghana meant to support Ghana’s repatriation exercise for citizens returning from South Africa, though she insists the telecom giant was not doing the country a favour by offering it. […]
Ellen Ama Daaku, a spokesperson for the NPP Committee on Jobs and Employment, has criticized the government's rejection of a GH¢20 million donation from MTN Ghana intended to aid Ghana's repatriation efforts for returning citizens from South Africa. Despite acknowledging MTN's long-standing presence in Ghana and substantial earnings from the country, Daaku argued that the donation was insufficient to be considered a favor by the telecommunications giant.
She suggested that the company's substantial profits might explain why the government rejected the offer, stating that twenty million is too small when compared to MTN's earnings. Despite the size of the donation, Daaku believed the government should have accepted the funds to support other national priorities such as the creative arts industry and youth employment.
She also appealed to the government to reconsider and urged MTN to increase its offer, highlighting the need for South Africa to address its recurring repatriation exercises.
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