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90% of NLA Good Causes Fund Went to Transformative Projects – Sammy Awuku Clarifies
In a significant quantification of the NLA’s expenditure, former Director-General Samuel Awuku has asserted that the vast majority of funds, approximately 95% were channelled directly to charitable projects, with a minor fraction used for corporate engagement.
Awuku presented that 95% split to directly counter allegations that the Foundation prioritised “glamorous events” over its mandate. He argued that the sponsorships highlighted by The Fourth Estate were a minor, strategic part of the overall budget essential for growing the revenue base.
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In a statement aimed at clarifying public misconceptions, Mr Awuku disclosed that sponsorships made up a small fraction, about 5% of the Authority’s total spending, while the overwhelming majority, approximately 95% went directly into projects and donations designed to “save and transform individuals, communities, and institutions.”
To substantiate the 95% claim, he provided a sweeping list of projects under the Foundation’s four pillars: Health, Education, Youth and Sports Development, and Arts and Culture. The list included infrastructure projects like toilet facilities and boreholes, high-value medical equipment donations, educational support, and disaster relief for Appiatse and Northern Region flood victims. This, he insisted, demonstrates where the overwhelming focus of spending lay.
