WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 15: (AFP OUT) Ghana President John Kufuor delivers a speech and toast during a state dinner in his honor at the White House September 15, 2008 in Washington, DC. Kufuor is on a three-day state visit to the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Former President John Kufuor has waded into the public outrage  regarding the huge monthly salary that was  paid the former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana COCOBOD.

According to him, the amount of money paid an individual is not an issue if his or  her job brings huge returns to the state.

The disclosure of the whopping GHC70,000 monthly salary paid Dr. Stephen Opuni by the new board chairman of the COCOBOD Hackman Owusu-Agyeman has generated massive public outcry.

Mr. Owusu-Agyemang has subsequently disclosed that the new CEO of the state facility has agreed to be paid half of the salary paid his predecessor.

Commenting on the issue, Mr. Kufuor said the nation must not be quick to jump into conclusions over the matter.

“Corruption is high in the country because employers cheat employees in Ghana, so my point is that the fat salary given to someone should not be an issue for now, let’s investigate those issues to find out if the nation benefited from them or not.  Then we can also find out if the salary was realistic or not, we should not jump into conclusions without proper investigations,” Kufuor told Accra-based Top FM.