Sir Sam Jonah, Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, has stated that news of his wealth has been highly exaggerated.
“News of my wealth has been grossly exaggerated. Let me just say that my father will be turning in his grave if he thought that I will be defined by how much I am worth in monetary terms,” he said on Ghana Television.
He is concerned that his worth is solely defined in monetary terms.
Sir Jonah declares that he wishes to be defined by his principles rather than his wealth.
“I will like to be defined by the values that I stand for. I think my worth would come from the values that I hold and the principles that I hold. I want myself to be defined by that than pounds, cedis and pesewas”
He added that “I think it’s a tragedy people want to be associated with their wealth…There are others who want that but unfortunately, I don’t. One because I don’t have that level of wealth and two, more importantly, I just feel it is crass and it’s not something you should be proud of that you’re defined by what people think you are worth”.
On what he stands for he said “honesty, telling truth to power. I stand for probity, to use the famous expression I stand for accountability and all the above”.
Source: Mynewsgh.com
