The Managing Director of GLICO Life, Forkuo Kyei, in a statement to citifmonline.com said the allegations are unfounded as GLICO Life is part of five other companies offering the insurance package to the service personnel.

[contextly_sidebar id=”ebLhdhWL9NdqjouRUtSOrf1hXdSH92Ws”]A former Executive Director of the National Service Scheme, Dr. Michael Kpessah-Whyte, in an interview on the Point Blank segment on Eyewitness News last week, suggested that the owner of GLICO had supported the NPP’s 2016 election campaign with GHS 1 million, and its involvement with the NSS was meant to repay the party financier.

Although Mr. Kpessah-Whyte failed to give more details about the allegation, he said his information was supported by a recent TV interview involving an NPP bigwig who indicated that the party financier was yet to be ‘sorted out’ for his support to the party.

“I really don’t think that this something that is genuinely intended to address the problem of National Service personnel. A few days ago, a senior member of the NPP on one of the TV stations said that, there is a particular man who had brought in 1 million cedis to support their [NPP] campaign and that man has not been sorted out yet. Google GLICO insurance and check who the owner is… track that TV interview and match the name of the person who was mentioned. This suggests that, we have a problem and we need to address it frontally,” he said.

But the Managing Director of GLICO, Forkuo Kyei, said “we are only one of the six insurance companies providing the insurance bit of the package…Is Kpessa- Whyte’s saying that the lifestyle package initiated by NASPA, with the Government having no hand in it, is a reward for GLICO and these other five companies- star life, vanguard life, GN life, Enterprise life, quality life? I think people should be serious with some of these things with respect to the total benefits to the people rather than playing unnecessary politics and making unfounded and illogical assertions.”

About the NSS Insurance Package

The NSS partnered with MTN and Glico Life Insurance, earlier this week, to launch the life insurance cover for the over 90,000 personnel.

This compulsory insurance package spearheaded by various insurance companies is expected to pay claims to service personnel who get involved in accidents in their line of duty.

The claims vary from GHc 15,000 in cases of death or incapacitation and GHS3,000 for cases of disability.

As part of the insurance package, National Service personnel are entitled to a GHc 500 loan which is payable within six months.

But some service personnel have kicked against the package, saying that it is being imposed on them. According to them, they were not informed about the package before it was formally launched.

They also expressed disappointment that it was not made optional but compulsory.

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By: Jonas Nyabor/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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In a bold and ground breaking move, M-Net and series producers Endemol SA will be delivering a new world first and unveiling the names of the participating housemates live on the official Big Brother website which launches at 14h00 CAT on Thursday 18 September.

[contextly_sidebar id=”QsrDBHKqevLegJ1oxHPGXEcBSyHhgU0S”]Three Big Brother housemates will be introduced on a daily basis starting from the 18th September. This will be followed by regular updates on social media.

During the 8th season of Big Brother, over 6 million fans interacted with the show via the Website, Twitter, and Facebook, with the website generating just over 200 million impressions.

“We are breaking new ground and the website and social media are the perfect platforms to engage with the fans in real-time”, says M-Net Africa Regional Director (West Africa) Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu. “The show will go on, and both fans and housemates are in for some riveting television, coupled with all the drama, intrigue and heart-stopping twists that have long become synonymous with the reality show”.

The new and undoubtedly glamourous Big Brother house is in the process of being designed and fitted with cutting edge camera equipment and broadcast technology that makes the show unique in its format.

Big Brother Hotshots will run 24/7 on DStv channels 197 and 198, with live eviction shows as well as the best of the live daily and weekly highlights shown on Africa Magic Family, Africa Magic Showcase, Africa Magic World and Maisha Magic. So make sure your subscription to DStv Premium or Compact is up to date so you don’t miss a minute of the action.

Follow the action leading up to the premiere night on social media by visiting the official Big Brother website at www.bigbrotherafrica.com from 14h00 on the 18 September, liking facebook.com/BigBrotherAfrica and follow @BigBroAfrica.

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Source: Multichoice

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