Kow Essuman threatens to sue government over unpaid salary arrears and terminal benefits
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Ghana.
Former legal counsel to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has threatened legal action against the government over unpaid salary arrears and terminal benefits, saying efforts to resolve the matter through correspondence have yielded no response. The dispute follows a letter from his lawyers, Vint & Aletheia, to the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, demanding payment of Mr Essuman’s outstanding salary arrears and terminal benefits by Friday, September 11, 2026. The lawyers warned that failure to settle the claims by the deadline could result in legal action. According…
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2 outlets from Ghana, where the story is: 3News, MyJoyOnline · how we count
- Nov 11, 12:03 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisKow Essuman threatens to sue government over unpaid salary arrears and terminal benefitsmyjoyonline.com ↗
- Nov 11, 3:46 PM UTC+4 hKow Essuman threatens to sue government over unpaid salary arrears3news.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 3:46 PM UTC · +4 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same threat of legal action by Kow Essuman over unpaid salary arrears, with the added detail of terminal benefits, and does not conflict with Report 1.
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