The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has held a forum for stakeholders to advance the interest of the pension scheme.

It was to assure pensioners, contributors, and members of the public of SSNIT’s commitment to managing its assets in a manner that would ensure the long-term sustainability of the Scheme.

Mr Joseph Poku, Chief Actuarist at the SSNIT, in a presentation at the forum in Tamale, explained that the Scheme paid minimum pension by subsidising pensions for pensioners, whose salaries were woefully low when they were in active service or contributors, who contributed on a minimal salary to the scheme.

Mr Poku explained that the Scheme was not meant for only employees in the formal sector and encouraged every worker within both the formal and informal sectors to be part of the scheme.
He assured stakeholders that the Scheme remained resolute and would continue to deliver its core mandate without hesitation.

Alhaji Issah Yahaya, Northern Regional Chairman of the Pensioners Association of Ghana urged the citizenry to support to strengthen the SSNIT pension scheme to improve the welfare of pensioners.

He advised the younger generation to start contributing towards the SSNIT scheme as an investment for their future where they could retire in dignity.