Kow Essuman threatens to sue government over unpaid salary arrears and terminal benefits

Source: MyJoyOnline · 2026-11-11T11:55:15.000Z · Politics

Former legal counsel to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has threatened legal action against the government over unpaid salary arrears and terminal benefits, saying efforts to resolve the matter through correspondence have yielded no response. The dispute follows a letter from his lawyers, Vint & Aletheia, to the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, demanding payment of Mr Essuman’s outstanding salary arrears and terminal benefits by Friday, September 11, 2026. The lawyers warned that failure to settle the claims by the deadline could result in legal action. According to the letter, the entitlements being claimed include four months’ consolidated salary for every completed year of service, an installation grant equivalent to one month’s salary, and a resettlement grant equivalent to one month’s salary for each year or fraction of a year served. The lawyers described the continued withholding of the payments as “arbitrary, discriminatory, unfair and unlawful”, arguing that other public officeholders had received their entitlements.

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