{
  "id": 6617635,
  "title": "Former President Akufo-Addo lawyer gives Finance Ministry ultimatum over unpaid arrears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/former-president-akufo-addo-lawyer-gives-finance-ministry-ultimatum",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T16:43:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/former-president-akufo-addo-lawyer-gives-finance-ministry-ultimatum-over-unpaid-arrears/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kow Abaka Essuman, the former legal counsel to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has demanded that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) pay his outstanding salary arrears and terminal benefits within two months or face legal action. Essuman's attorneys, Vint & Aletheia Attorneys & Consultants, have given the MoF until September 11, 2026, to fulfill their obligations. In a letter dated September 8, 2026, the lawyers stated that Essuman, who served as Legal Counsel to Akufo-Addo from January 8, 2021, to January 7, 2025, and as Acting Secretary to the President from October 2024, is entitled to salary arrears, an installation grant, and a resettlement grant. They cited the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845), which requires overdue salaries and benefits to be paid promptly. Essuman and other former Presidential Staffers claim that while other public officials received their arrears and benefits, they remained unpaid. The lawyers described the delay as \"arbitrary, discriminatory, unfair and unlawful\" and demanded interest on the outstanding amount since January 7, 2025. If payment is not made by the deadline, the lawyers have instructed Essuman to take legal action against the State to recover the owed sum, interest, and costs.",
  "summary": "Former Legal Counsel to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Abaka Essuman, has given the Ministry of Finance (MoF) up to September 11, 2026, to pay his outstanding salary arrears and terminal benefits or face legal action. Mr Essuman, through his lawyers, Vint & Aletheia Attorneys & Consultants, said he had waited for more than … The post Former President Akufo-Addo lawyer gives Finance…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/former-president-bush-to-gen-dan-caine-thank-god-you-are-where-you-are",
        "published": "2026-09-10T16:14:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}