The Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Defense & Interior and NDC MP for Builsa North, James Agalga, says the establishment of the COVID-19 Fund to attend to the emergency needs of the country in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in Ghana, is needless.
According to him, the establishment of the COVID-19 Fund is just a duplication of existing funds set up by the state to address the needs of the country in emergency situations.
He said it was not for nothing that the Disaster Fund which was established following the passage of the NADMO Act in 2016, was set up.
The Disaster Fund, he noted, is meant to address the needs of the country in emergency situations like the country now finds itself in and also outlines measures under which contributions could be made into it.
He said for the country to solicit the help of the public in dealing with the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, it is important for the government to operationalized the Disaster Fund.
Hon. Agalga was speaking to journalists on the sidelines on Parliamentary sitting on Monday, March 30, 2020.
