Oldest Pensioner in Ghana Aged 115 Gets Heart-Warming Honour From SSNIT
- The Social Security and National Insurance Trust honoured Amadu Walah, the oldest living pensioner, with a heartwarming visit
- SSNIT Director-General Kwesi Afreh Biney assured of the continued prudent management of trust assets for future generations
- The family of the 115-year-old Ghanaian expressed gratitude for the visit and urged the trust to manage its resources carefully
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) visited its oldest pensioner, Amadu Walah, at his residence in Cape Coast on March 24, 2026.
The 115-year-old is recognised as the oldest living SSNIT pensioner on the scheme.
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Joy News reported on March 25 that the visit forms part of SSNIT’s efforts to honour and celebrate pensioners.
The delegation was led by the Director-General of the Trust, Kwesi Afreh Biney.
Walah’s family was led by Nana Kwabena Osei Agyemang, 'Asantefuo Hene' of the Ogua Traditional Area, and expressed gratitude to SSNIT for the gesture.
He called on the trust to continue managing its assets prudently, ensuring the scheme is sustained for generations to come.
Responding, the Director-General said SSNIT remains committed to sound and responsible management of its assets, noting that safeguarding the scheme for both current and future pensioners is a top priority.
SSNIT increases minimum monthly pension
On January 8, 2026, SSNIT announced that the minimum monthly pension for new pensioners had increased from GH¢300 to GH¢400, while those currently on the minimum pension of GH¢300 would receive GH¢409.56 after the 2026 indexation.
However, the Concerned SSNIT Pensioners Forum rejected the 10% pension increase, describing it as insufficient.
The forum noted that SSNIT had previously indicated that no pensioner was receiving less than GH¢396.58 as of 2025.
The Concerned SSNIT Pensioners Forum stressed that annual percentage increases are meaningless without a guaranteed minimum living pension.
It thus called for an urgent national dialogue involving SSNIT, policymakers, organised labour, pensioner groups, economic planners and civil society organisations to establish a sustainable minimum pension framework.
Source: Facebook
Afanyi Dadzie fumes after checking SSNIT contributions
Meanwhile, a journalist raised concerns over what he describes as the lackadaisical attitude of many workers towards monitoring their social security contributions.
According to Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie, employer contributions serve as a critical safeguard against poverty after retirement.
However, he noted that many employees fail to verify whether their employers are consistently paying into their SSNIT accounts.
Sharing his personal experience, Dadzie noted that he only came to this realisation after being given the opportunity by officials to review his contribution records.
SSNIT seeks investors for La-Palm, Elmina hotel
YEN.com.gh also previously reported that SSNIT is seeking investors for the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel and the Elmina Beach Resort.
Addressing the Public Accounts Committee on November 7, 2025, Kwesi Afreh Biney said this was part of efforts to revive both facilities and restore profitability.
He said the Labadi Beach Hotel remains one of SSNIT’s strongest investments, recording profits of about GH₵80 million in 2024 and paying GH₵16 million in dividends in 2023.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
