{"id":89611,"date":"2025-08-13T11:46:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=89611"},"modified":"2025-08-13T11:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:46:56","slug":"pnp-rejects-temporary-fund-for-air-crash-victims-families-demands-permanent-welfare-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=89611","title":{"rendered":"PNP rejects temporary fund for air crash victims\u2019 families, demands permanent welfare law"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 16 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The People\u2019s National Party (PNP) has rejected President John Mahama\u2019s proposal to establish a fund for the dependents of the eight people who died in the recent military helicopter crash, calling the plan \u201cinadequate and unsustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, August 12, President John Mahama announced the creation of a dedicated fund to support the needs of the children of the eight deceased.<\/p>\n<p>The President made the announcement while attending the funeral rites for the late Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna.<\/p>\n<p>While expressing condolences to the bereaved families, the party warned that such a fund could be depleted, discontinued, or politicised, reducing it to \u201ca token gesture that fades away with time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chairperson and Founder of the party, Janet Asana Nabla, in a statement on Wednesday, August 13, suggested that instead, the PNP would want the urgent passage of a \u201cNational Heroes Dependants Protection Act\u201d, a permanent, state-backed welfare system enshrined in law, funded through the Consolidated Fund, and administered by the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection.<\/p>\n<p>According to 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