Parliament has approved the Major Mahama Trust Fund Bill.
Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul first laid the Bill on Tuesday, 24 October in fulfillment of President Nana Akufo-Addo's promise that the state will cater for the spouse and children of the slain military officer who was lynched by a mob in Denkyira-Obuasi.
Mr. Nitiwul in a radio interview on Thursday, 9 November, after the passage, said: “It is not a special treatmentâ€.
“It is a signal to the people of Ghana that when you die in service, the state will not leave you. It is a new beginning but already there are adequate provisions in the Ghana Armed Forces in such situationsâ€.
Government recently appointed Barbara Mahama, wife of the late Major Mahama, to work in one of Ghana’s foreign missions as a way to help her get over the pain of losing her husband.
Major Maxwell Mahama was lynched on May 29, 2017, at Denkyira-Boase by a mob who suspected he was an armed robber after sighting a sidearm on him.
Forty-two persons have since been arrested over the criminal act and are standing trial for murder and attempt to commit murder.
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