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Message On The State Of The Nation By President Akufo-Addo
30 Mar

Message On The State Of The Nation By President Akufo-Addo

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Message On The State Of The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Wednesday, 30th March 2021, At Parliament House, Accra. It is always an honour and a pleasure to be back here, where I was a three-time Member, to give a Message on the State of the Nation, as required by the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, I hope you will forgive me if I begin by asking Members of the House to join me to salute the management, technical and playing teams of the Black Stars, who, against the odds, beat the Super Eagles of…
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Akufo-Addo Has Bagged Hat-trick On His Birthday- Chairman Wontumi
29 Mar

Akufo-Addo Has Bagged Hat-trick On His Birthday- Chairman Wontumi

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Chairman Wontumi has heavily celebrated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his 78th birthday. In a short but loaded praise to the President, Chairman Wontumi told Movementtvonline.com that 78 years has come with good luck for the President Akufo-Addo. According to him, the President bagged an unprecedented hat-trick on his birthday following the passage of E-levy, commissioning of the Tamale interchange and finally, the Black Stars qualification to the next Fifa World Cup to be held at Qatar. E-levy The Ghanaian Parliament has approved a new electronic transaction tax which the government of President Akufo-Addo believes will help raise $900m…
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President Akufo-Addo Commissions Tamale Interchange
29 Mar

President Akufo-Addo Commissions Tamale Interchange

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 29th March 2022, commissioned the Tamale Interchange, the fourth interchange commissioned by Government since 2017. It will be recalled that nearly three (3) years ago, on 10th April 2019, the President was in Tamale to launch the Government of Ghana – SinoHydro Master Project Support Agreement (MPSA), and cut the sod for the construction of the Tamale Interchange, the first interchange in the northern sector of the country. “I am delighted to be back again, this time, on my birthday, to commission the Tamale Interchange, which has been completed…
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VP Bawumia Cuts Sod For Construction Of 100km Kumasi Inner City Roads
28 Mar

VP Bawumia Cuts Sod For Construction Of 100km Kumasi Inner City Roads

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The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has spread the first shovel of sand to signal the beginning of construction works on 145 different roads for a total of 100km of urban roads across six Metropolitan areas and Municipalities under the Kumasi City Inner Roads project in the Ashanti Region. Districts to benefit from this project, to be completed in 30 months, include the Asokwa, Kwadaso, Oforikrom, New Tafo, Suame, Mampong and Effiduase. Manhyia, Bantama, Nhyiaeso and Subin, all sub–metros within the Kumasi Metro, would also benefit from this project. Construction of the Kumasi Inner City roads is part of the…
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Update No. 28: Measures Taken Against Spread Of Coronavirus
28 Mar

Update No. 28: Measures Taken Against Spread Of Coronavirus

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Address By The President Of The Republic,Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 27th March 2022. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I first came to your homes on Wednesday, 11th March 2020, five (5) days after our nation’s 63rd Independence Day celebration, a day before we recorded our first two (2) cases, with news of the measures Government was taking to limit the importation of the COVID-19 virus into the country. Even at that time, it was obvious to me, watching what was happening in Asia, Europe and Latin America, that, if it…
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Kusi Boafo Warns NDC MPs: If You Don’t Pass E-Levy, Don’t Expect Your Salaries
24 Mar

Kusi Boafo Warns NDC MPs: If You Don’t Pass E-Levy, Don’t Expect Your Salaries

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The head of Public Sector Reforms, Mr. Thomas Kusi Boafo, is warning the minority NDC MPs to expect their salaries to be delayed if they would come to terms and help the sitting government pass the E-levy presented to Parliament. “If you won’t pass E-levy then money to pay your salary would not come as expected”, Mr. Kusi Boafo said as he addressed the controversial stance taken the NDC MPs. He also took a swipe at them for refusing to join government appointees in accepting a pay cut in their salaries. According to him, if the NDC MPs would not…
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Pay Cut Brouhaha: There Is Leadership Failure In NDC- Governance Expert
24 Mar

Pay Cut Brouhaha: There Is Leadership Failure In NDC- Governance Expert

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There is leadership failure in the NDC following the protest from their MPs to accept a pay cut as proposed by government, a Governance expert has observed. Dr. Isaac Kofi Adu Yamoah stated on Wontumi TV that the stance adopted by the minority NDC MPs shows how unpatriotic they are and the weak leadership in their camp. The Minority in Parliament has rejected suggestions by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah that lawmakers should consider taking voluntary salary cuts to help the government fund its flagship programmes due to the economic crisis in the country. This comes after President Nana…
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President Akufo-Addo Has Shown Leadership With 30% Pay Cut- Governance Expert
24 Mar

President Akufo-Addo Has Shown Leadership With 30% Pay Cut- Governance Expert

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Dr. Isaac Kofi Adu Yamoah, a Governance expert has praised President Akufo-Addo for showing leadership by accepting a 30% pay cut following the hardship that has hit major economies in the world including Ghana. Dr. Isaac Kofi Adu Yamoah who was in awe stated on Wontumi TV that the step being taken by President Akufo-Addo and his appointees was alien in Africa and deserves commendation. He was however quick to point out that the move to cut salary by 30% should have come earlier when the government of Akufo-Addo took over from Mr. Mahama; but added that it is better…
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Stop The Hypocrisy…Educate The Masses On E-Levy- Wontumi Tells IMANI
23 Mar

Stop The Hypocrisy…Educate The Masses On E-Levy- Wontumi Tells IMANI

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The Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako is challenging Franklin Cudjoe to stop being a hypocrite when discussing issues relating to the economy of Ghana. Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako popular referred to as Chairman Wontumi stated that rather than invite people to listen to “lies” at the Reform Dialogue Series (RDS) which is to be held by IMANI Centre for Policy and Education and GIZ Ghana, they should rather concentrate on educating the masses on the benefits of E-levy. Chairman Wontumi explained that E-levy was the way for the Government of Ghana to go considering…
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NDC National Executives Saw Gyekye Quayson As A “Borga” They Could Milk- Obiri Boahen
23 Mar

NDC National Executives Saw Gyekye Quayson As A “Borga” They Could Milk- Obiri Boahen

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A deputy General Secretary for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has taken a direct swipe at the national executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) by blaming them for the woes being faced by their beleaguered Member of Parliament for Assin North, Gyekye Quayson. In an interview on Wontumi TV, Nana Obiri Boahen stated that there is higher possibility that a by-election would be held at Assin North following a ruling by the Cape Coast High Court which quashed the 2020 parliamentary election results. The court has called for fresh elections and restrained Gyekye Quayson from holding himself…
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