I didn't take sitting allowance, or board fees in my 7-year tenure at SSNIT - Ofori-Tenkorang

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Pulse-gh April 17, 2024 8:51 a.m.

I didn't take sitting allowance, or board fees in my 7-year tenure at SSNIT - Ofori-Tenkorang

"If each time I call for a meeting, I get paid, then as you can imagine, something that can be done in one meeting may spill into 2 or more meetings, because I’ll get paid more." Addressing staff members in his final formal meeting on Monday, April 15, Dr Ofori-Tenkorang highlighted the inherent conflict of interest in receiving board fees while also determining the frequency of board meetings.

"With the cooperation of the EXCO, we removed the so-called travel days’ provision where one collects full per diem when you’re in the air." "I revised down my approved conditions of service not to fly first class for my foreign travels, even though I was entitled to it,"Dr.

Ofori-Tenkorang stated.

"I saw a conflict because I, by and large, determine how many meetings to have in a particular month,"Dr.

Ofori-Tenkorang explained..

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