{
  "id": 6564134,
  "title": "Pay my salary arrears, benefits by Sept. 11 or face court – Akufo-Addo’s former Legal Counsel to Finance Ministry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/pay-my-salary-arrears-benefits-by-sept-11-or-face-court-akufo-addos",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T08:28:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/news/pay-my-salary-arrears-benefits-by-sept-11-or-face-court-akufo-addos-former-legal-counsel"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Legal Counsel to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Abaka Essuman, has demanded the immediate payment of his outstanding salary arrears and terminal benefits following the expiration of his tenure in January 2025.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Akufo-Addo’s former legal counsel Kow Essuman, writes to Finance Minister to demand his ex-gratia payment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/akufo-addos-former-legal-counsel-kow-essuman-writes-to-finance",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:07:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Akufo-Addo’s former legal counsel gives Finance Minister Sept. 11 deadline to pay ex-gratia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/akufo-addos-former-legal-counsel-gives-finance-minister-sept-11",
        "published": "2026-09-10T08:02:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}