The Fund’s assets as of September stood at GHȼ750 million, compared with the previous year’s same period total of GHȼ235 million.

Mr. George Asare Yamoah, the Board Chairman, who announced this said it would continue to go into strategic and prudent investment to increase its assets to bring substantial benefits to contributors during retirement.

Contributions of the 196,234 members totaled GH¢314, 720, 382.00, at the close of September.

He was speaking at a ceremony held to honour five retired members, who had made additional contributions, aside the mandatory deductions, to increase their pension benefits.

They are Charles Yaw Asuah, Stephen Mensah, Joseph K. Asare, John Gyima Amamoo and Margeret Agyeman.

Each contributed almost GH¢20,000 during their working years and they received benefits ranging between GH¢31,000 to GH¢50,000.

The Association gave to every one of them a full piece of cloth and unspecified amount of cash.

The Teachers’ Fund, is an investment scheme where members of GNAT make  mandatory monthly contributions  to sustain.

They pay a minimum of GH¢30 a month and could opt to make additional contribution to enhance their retirement benefits.

The Board Chairman said the fund had granted GH¢300 million in loans to the members, with the return on investment put at 105 per cent.

Mr. David Ofori Acheampong, General Secretary of GNAT, hailed past leaders of the association for their vision in establishing the fund and said the benefits had been tremendous.

Madam Philipa Larsen, GNAT’s acting President, reminded teachers, who would be engaged by the Electoral Commission (EC) to perform any duty in the coming election to be diligent and demonstrate high level of integrity to ensure free, fair and credible polls, the outcome of which would be acceptable to all.

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Source: GNA

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Badu, however, pleaded not guilty.

The victim is said to have vomited as result of the act but Badu cleaned the vomit and warned the victim not inform his mistress.

The court has remanded Badu into Police custody to reappear tomorrow for trial to commence.

Prosecuting, Detective Inspector Kofi Atimbire said the complainant resides at East Legon with her family and the victim is her daughter.

The accused person, prosecution said, was employed by an agency two months ago to work with the complainant.

Detective Inspector Atimbire said Badu commenced work at the complainants’ residence at 0800 hours and closed at 1700 hours.

He said on September 24, Badu reported to work and met the complainant and the victim in the house.

At about 1530 hours, some people visited the complainant while she was busy attending to the visitors the victim was left in the living room watching television.

Prosecution said Badu sneaked into the living room and lured the victim into a corner in the living room and inserted his penis deep into the mouth of the victim.

Due to that, the prosecutor said the victim vomited and Badu cleaned and warned her not tell anyone.

The following day, the victim informed her mother who also reported the incident to the Police.

The Police issued a medical form to the complainant to send the victim to the hospital and Badu was picked up by the Police.

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Source: GNA

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