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The Public Relations Officer of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Mr Charles Nii Akwei Garshon has encouraged self-employed people in the country to join the pension scheme to insure their income before they retire.
According to him, many self-employed persons in the country are not on the scheme, adding that “over the years, we have focused on salaried workers leaving these people out.”
He said SSNIT Pension Scheme was a basic pension scheme that was necessary for workers in both the formal and informal sector and hence SSNIT was educating more people to join through the Self-Employed Enrolment Drive (SEED).
Mr Garshon was speaking during a training workshop organised for the media in Koforidua to school them on the activities of SSNIT and the SEED initiative.
Mr Garshon indicated that because the focus of his outfit has been on salaried workers for long time, only 38,000 workers were signed unto the pension scheme.
He stated that there was the need for more people to join the pension scheme to enable them insure their income and earn monthly salaries when they retire.
The PRO stated that most of the time, some retirees especially the self-employed found themselves in outmost poverty due to an unplanned pension scheme to insure their income when they were in active service.
He said SSNIT was poised to reducing the canker of old-age poverty in the country among such persons who sometimes over-rely on their children as a source of pension income and reiterated the need to reverse the trend and expand the basic pension scheme to such people.
“A time comes when an individual would not be fit to work and in a country where a lot of people depend on family and friends, there is a need for us to expand the basic society security scheme coverage to everyone. That is why this year we have rolled out massive campaign,” she said.
He said the SEED initiative would lessen the burden on government with social intervention programme like the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty and added “once people are getting some income from SSNIT, government can redirect such interventions to other places.”
He also revealed that there were instances where people received invalidity pension after they have been declared by medical doctors as not fit to work and advised the self-employed to join the scheme to insure their income in moments where the unfortunate happens, adding that they would be covered.
Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman, Koforidua
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.
The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.
According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.
The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.
A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.
The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.
The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.
The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.
He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.
Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.
The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.
The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.
Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.
He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
