Dr Kwabena Duffuor, a former Finance Minister, has stated that he worked for the state for four years without receiving a pay.
According to him, he made the decision because he wanted to serve his country.
He added that he was motivated by the fact that God had performed and continues to perform miracles in his life, and that money was not his goal.
“When I look back, I saw that God had done a lot for me. I was the Governor and then became the Finance Minister and so I told myself this is what I will do to thank God. I only needed prayers and sacrifice and God helped me within those four years as a Finance Minister,” he said.
Dr. Duffuor stated this on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show on Tuesday, adding that he did not accept his ex-gratia following his service.
“I never took my salary for four years as a Finance Minister. After serving the nation, I didn’t even take my ex-gratia and there are records to show. I stayed at my own house and rejected the government’s house and cars. I was the one who paid my phone bills and everything.
“I came to serve Ghana for free and didn’t take anything from the State,” he said.
To him, the work of a Finance Minister is a difficult and delicate one and therefore it was always his prayer to work without problems.
