A leading member of the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu, has raised concerns over President 's decision to donate six months of his salary to the Mahama Cares medical fund.

According to Owusu, the president's primary source of income is his salary, and donating such a significant portion raises questions about how he intends to sustain himself and his family.

He further questioned whether Mahama plans to rely on other undisclosed sources of income, potentially from the state.

Owusu expressed his skepticism about the donation, arguing that while such gestures may appear commendable, they often conceal ulterior motives. "The gesture by President Mahama, donating six months of his salary to the Mahama Cares medical fund, is something I don't want to hear," Owusu stated in an interview with Onua FM on Thursday, May 8, 2025. "We are paying the president to work, so how will he feed himself?