“I Chased My Salary for Five Years and Was Never Paid” – Socrate Safo, Former Director of Creative Arts

Veteran film producer Socrate Safo and former Director of Creative Arts at the National Commission on Culture revealed he received no salary during his five-year tenure at the agency.

Speaking on Peace FM on August 17, Safo expressed frustration over his unpaid work and shared experiences similar to those of musicians Nicholas Omane Acheampong and Isaiah Kwadwo Ampong. Both musicians had previously complained about being overlooked by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), despite their support for the party.

“I was appointed to serve at the National Commission on Culture. When I got there, I met an abandoned place. None of the workers were in their office because the building had become a death trap. So I went in and fixed the whole place to make it safe. I did a whole lot of programs within the creative arts front with my own money because there was no money there. There was not a single computer at the commission.”

For all the time I worked there, I chased my salaries, but I was not paid a dime. I have chased my salaries to date; I have even taken the matter to the Labour Commission before. For five years I have never been paid; no salary for even a month.” He shared.