General News of Tuesday, 2 May 2017Source: citifmonline.comIbrahim Mahama settled debt ahead of court hearing – SSNITCEO of Engineers & Planners Company Limited, Ibrahim MahamaEngineers & Planners Company Limited settled arrears owed the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) a day before hearing was to take place at the SSNIT Saturday court on April 29, 2017, following the suit against its Chief Executive Officer, Ibrahim Mahama. The Public Affairs Director of SSNIT, Eva Amegashie, confirmed this to Citi News, but said a criminal offence was still pending, with the next hearing scheduled for May 13, 2017. “Engineers and planners’ indebtedness was settled a day before the court hearing on Saturday. They paid on Friday when the court hearing was on Saturday. Earlier on, documents sighted by Citi News shortly after the SSNIT court action, indicated that, Engineers & Planners Company Limited defaulted in the payments, which resulted in SSNIT abrogating a payment plan with the company, and imposing penalties on the arrears amounting to GHc 1.322 million.

Source: GhanaWeb May 02, 2017 12:45 UTC