Month: October 2020

My Record And That Of Mahama Must Be The Guide For Voters – Akufo-Addo
30 Oct

My Record And That Of Mahama Must Be The Guide For Voters – Akufo-Addo

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My Record And That Of Mahama Must Be The Guide For Voters - Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the record of his administration and that of former President John Dramani Mahama will be the deciding factor for the 2020 polls. He said this year’s election is unique because a sitting president is being challenged by his immediate predecessor and it is fair for people to use their record to measure. To him, the record of the two principle contestants must be a guide for the Ghanaian voter in making a choice between him and Mahama. He stressed it is absolutely critical…
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NDC, Gov’t Of ‘Akonfem’, Unequal Opportunity – Bawumia
30 Oct

NDC, Gov’t Of ‘Akonfem’, Unequal Opportunity – Bawumia

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NDC, Gov’t Of ‘Akonfem’, Unequal Opportunity – Bawumia Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has challenged the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to provide examples of their equal opportunity policies during their eight-year term. Speaking at a durbar at Kpong, in the Lower Manya Krobo constituency in the Eastern Region, Dr Bawumia underscored that President Akufo-Addo’s administration has demonstrated that it is a government of equal opportunities. He said the NPP is the government of the masses and all Ghanaians. “We have provided equal opportunities for all Ghanaians through our economic policies and social interventions programmes such as one constituency one ambulance,…
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Over 93,000 Teachers Employed In Akufo-Addo’s First Term – Education Minister
30 Oct

Over 93,000 Teachers Employed In Akufo-Addo’s First Term – Education Minister

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Over 93,000 Teachers Employed In Akufo-Addo’s First Term – Education Minister The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says over 93,000 teachers would have been employed by the end of President Akufo-Addo’s first term. According to him, all these teachers would have been unemployed if former President John Mahama had been retained in the 2016 presidential polls. The Minister contends that the Akufo-Addo led administration prioritised teachers and their welfare which helped to place Ghana second in a recent world ranking measuring the status of teachers. He was speaking at the sixth edition of the Nation Building Updates in…
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Don’t Drag Me Into Partisan Politics – Amidu To Mahama
30 Oct

Don’t Drag Me Into Partisan Politics – Amidu To Mahama

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Don’t Drag Me Into Partisan Politics – Amidu To Mahama The Special Prosecutor, Martin A.B. K. Amidu has lambasted former President John Dramani Mahama for dragging his office into partisan politics. He thus urged the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to desist from such acts. Martin Amidu gave the caution in a statement issued on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, following campaign promises made by Mr. Mahama in relation to the Office of the Special Prosecutor. Mahama is reported to have among other things said he won’t sack Mr. Amidu or interfere with his work if he [Mahama] wins the…
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Ghana Records 83 New COVID-19 Cases, Death Toll Goes Up To 320
30 Oct

Ghana Records 83 New COVID-19 Cases, Death Toll Goes Up To 320

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Ghana Records 83 New COVID-19 Cases, Death Toll Goes Up To 320 Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll has climbed up to 320 from the previous 312, in the latest updates released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). According to the latest GHS figures, Ghana’s active case count now stands at 535 after 83 new cases. Per these figures, the cumulative number of cases recorded in Ghana since the outbreak of the disease now stands at 47,991 and 47, 136 recoveries/discharges. According to the GHS, the number of international travellers who have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA)…
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50-year-old Dumpsite Evacuated In Cape Coast
30 Oct

50-year-old Dumpsite Evacuated In Cape Coast

Kakra NunuDistrict Diaries, News
REESIDENTS OF Kwesiprah near University of Cape Coast in the Cape Coast North Municipaĺty in the Central Region were in a joyous mood when the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) evacuated their 50-year-old dumpsite. The exercise was part of the  ongoing nationwide evacuation exercise by MSWR to rid the country of aged dumpsites. The ongoing exercise is inline with the President vision of the Clean Ghana Agenda aimed at making Ghana the cleanest country in Africa. According to the residents, the area get flooded whenever it rains and also provide strange stinch during rainy season. The dumpsites evacuated…
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NPP Is The Party For The Masses And Business – Bawumia
30 Oct

NPP Is The Party For The Masses And Business – Bawumia

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NPP Is The Party For The Masses And Business – Bawumia Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has proven beyond reasonable doubt that it is the party for the people. Speaking during his tour of the Eastern Region, Vice President Bawumia stated that no party comes close to the NPP when it comes to social interventions, which looks at the welfare of the people of Ghana. “We are the party of the masses. The party of the people. The party of equal opportunity and the party of all Ghanaians,” Dr. Bawumia said He added that the Akufo-Addo government…
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Work Begins On €20-M Solid & Liquid Waste Plants For Northern Region
30 Oct

Work Begins On €20-M Solid & Liquid Waste Plants For Northern Region

Kakra NunuDistrict Diaries, News,
Work has begun on the construction of a €20-million solid and liquid waste treatment plants for the people of the Northern Region. While the solid waste plant is expected to be completed within four months, the liquid waste facility will be ready in twelve months. It follows the sod-cutting ceremony performed on behalf of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo by the Northern Regional Minister, Mr Salifu Saeed, at Gbalahi—a suburb of Tamale and where the two facilities would be sited. According to the President, the projects were as a result of the reigning peace in Dagbon and for that matter…
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We’ll Deal Ruthlessly With Troublemakers During 2020 Polls – IGP
30 Oct

We’ll Deal Ruthlessly With Troublemakers During 2020 Polls – IGP

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We’ll Deal Ruthlessly With Troublemakers During 2020 Polls – IGP The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh says the police service will not hesitate to deal ruthlessly with persons who intend to foment trouble in the upcoming general elections. Mr Oppong-Boanuh, speaking to the media at Koforidua after accessing the operational preparedness of the Eastern Regional Command ahead of the December elections, reiterated the commitment of the Ghana Police Service to deliver and ensure a peaceful election. “We in the security services will do our best to ensure peace on December 7. I appeal to all officers to be very professional…
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Respect COVID-19 Safety Protocols; Don’t Be Complacent – Akufo-Addo
30 Oct

Respect COVID-19 Safety Protocols; Don’t Be Complacent – Akufo-Addo

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Respect COVID-19 Safety Protocols; Don’t Be Complacent – Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to continue adhering strictly to the COVID-19 safety protocols as a second wave of the virus sweeps across certain parts of the world. According to Mr Akufo-Addo, Ghana has been spared the wrath of the pandemic, even as western countries continue to reel under it. Addressing a gathering at Abossey Okai as part of his tour of the Greater Accra, the President reiterated his government’s commitment to continue putting in place measures to protect the country. The President told the gathering that there…
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