{"id":200180,"date":"2024-07-16T10:57:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T10:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/16\/abraham-koomson-backs-calls-for-ssnit-director-generals-resignation\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T10:57:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T10:57:58","slug":"abraham-koomson-backs-calls-for-ssnit-director-generals-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/16\/abraham-koomson-backs-calls-for-ssnit-director-generals-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"Abraham Koomson backs calls for SSNIT Director General\u2019s resignation \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>General Secretary of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), Abraham Koomson, has supported calls demanding the resignation of the Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Kofi Osafo-Maafo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The calls is in response to the controversy surrounding the planned sale of a 60% stake in four alleged underperforming hotels.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Adom FM\u2019s morning show,\u00a0<strong>Dwaso Nsem<\/strong>\u00a0on Tuesday, Mr Koomson said Mr. Osafo-Maafo is ultimately responsible for the management of SSNIT\u2019s investments, which extend beyond the hotels in question.<\/p>\n<p>He attributed the underperformance of the hotels to poor management rather than low patronage, and criticized the lack of consultation before the decision to sell the stake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe [Osafo-Maafo] is responsible for whatever goes on at SSNIT. There are different investments and not just the hotels across. If you are unable to manage these investments for our contributions to make a profit, then we have a problem,\u201d Mr Koomson stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most annoying thing is that the hotel business in this country is not bad. If you don\u2019t employ qualified and competent people to run the hotels, then that is another serious problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially when these hotels are located along the oceans where tourists lodge. The patronage is not low, it\u2019s a management problem. There was no consultation before the sale,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Koomson further stressed that, Mr. Osafo-Maafo should be held accountable for SSNIT\u2019s current situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOsafo-Maafo should be blamed because he is in charge,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>adomonline.com <\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Secretary of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), Abraham Koomson, has supported calls demanding the resignation of the Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Kofi Osafo-Maafo. The calls is in response to the controversy surrounding the planned sale of a 60% stake in four alleged underperforming hotels. 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