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Contractor On La General Hospital Reconstruction Expected On Site Next Week – Finance Minister
15 Nov

Contractor On La General Hospital Reconstruction Expected On Site Next Week – Finance Minister

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Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has given assurance that the La General Hospital Project, which had been stalled, will resume construction next week. He disclosed that the terms with the contractor have been successfully renegotiated, and funding for the project will now be sourced from the national budget. The minister emphasised that the contractor has been directed to make substantial progress by the end of the year. Ken Ofori-Atta Mr Ofori-Atta highlighted the government's commitment to ensuring the successful completion of the project to fulfil its intended purpose. “Mr Speaker, the Government has renegotiated the contract terms of the La General…
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Venture Into Agriculture – Akufo-Addo Urges Youth
19 Oct

Venture Into Agriculture – Akufo-Addo Urges Youth

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the Presidential Conference on Youth in Agriculture, emphasizing the importance of Ghana's youth embracing agriculture as a viable avenue for job creation. Speaking at the formal launch of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) collaboration on the Youth in Agriculture Programme at the University of Ghana in Accra, President Akufo-Addo encouraged young Ghanaians to seize the incentive packages provided by the program to venture into agriculture. He acknowledged that youth unemployment is a significant challenge for the nation and stressed the government's commitment to addressing it through innovative…
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Protect Akufo-Addo’s Legacy – COKA To NPP
11 Oct

Protect Akufo-Addo’s Legacy – COKA To NPP

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Former Afigya Kwabre South Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Odeneho Kwaku Appiah also known as COKA has cautioned members of the party to desist from making derogatory comments about President Nana Akufo Addo’s legacy. He made the call on his Facebook wall whilst addressing the need for the party to stay in government after the 2024 general election. COKA referenced the words of former President Kufuor who said that “to be a watchman in a ruling party is always better than a General Secretary in opposition”. According to the former Chairman of Chairmen of all the constituencies…
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Akufo-Addo Calls On World Leaders, Organisations To Fight The Rise Of Coups In Africa
04 Oct

Akufo-Addo Calls On World Leaders, Organisations To Fight The Rise Of Coups In Africa

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President Akufo-Addo says democracy is on the decline in Africa and in particular the West African sub-region. The sub-region has witnessed an increasing number of coup d'etats, the latest being in Niger where ECOWAS is contemplating a military action. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Accra, President Akufo-Addo warned that if all do not rise against the development, more of such coups will happen. “Through a series of coup d’états and military interventions in government to justify democratic regression, it is in the interest of democratic growth that this development is reversed as soon as…
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President Akufo-Addo justifies Europe paying restitution to Africa
23 Aug

President Akufo-Addo justifies Europe paying restitution to Africa

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  The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has thrown his support behind the processes for the restitution and reparation of African cultural properties stolen by Europeans. According to the President, it is long overdue for Africans to reclaim what was rightfully theirs, but “illegally and shamelessly” transported from the continent by the colonial masters. “I support fully the initiative for the return and reparation of African cultural properties to the continent,” he said. He was speaking on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at the opening of a three-day summit for the restitution of African cultural heritage, being held at the W.E.…
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We Will Find A Day To Celebrate Entrepreneurship- President Akufo-Addo Assures John Kumah (VIDEO)
19 Aug

We Will Find A Day To Celebrate Entrepreneurship- President Akufo-Addo Assures John Kumah (VIDEO)

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Hon. John Kumah of his commitment to set aside a day to celebrate entrepreneurship in Ghana. Addressing a gathering during the fourth season of the Presidential Pitch, President Akufo-Addo announced that “I want to let the deputy Minister for Finance, my good friend Jonny Kumah know that we will find a day to celebrate entrepreneurship . May God bless us all and our homeland Ghana and make us great and strong. Thank you.”   On Friday, 18th August 2023, President Akufo-Addo honoured some young men and women entrepreneurs, who…
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Support “Accra World Book Club, 2023” – Akufo-Addo To Stakeholders In Education, Culture
24 Apr

Support “Accra World Book Club, 2023” – Akufo-Addo To Stakeholders In Education, Culture

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President Akufo-Addo has called on all stakeholders in the country’s education and culture space to support the “Accra World Book Club 2023” initiative which takes office in Ghana’s capital from 24 April 2023. Essentially, cities designated as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Book Capital undertake to carry out activities to encourage diffuse of reading and diffusing the values of reading in all ages and population groups within and outside the designated host nation’s borders. Through the World Book Capital programme, UNESCO acknowledges the city’s commitment to promoting books and fostering reading during the 12 months between…
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2024 Elections: Mahama Can’t Close The 500,000 Vote Gap Akufo-Addo Beat Him With- Ishaq Kyei-Brobbey
19 Apr

2024 Elections: Mahama Can’t Close The 500,000 Vote Gap Akufo-Addo Beat Him With- Ishaq Kyei-Brobbey

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A university lecturer and political commentator, Mr. Ishaq Kyei-Brobbey, has offered his opinion on the impending 2024 elections stating that it would impossible for Mr. John Mahama to close the over 500,000 votes difference President Akufo-Addo beat him with in 2020. The 500,000 victory margin by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2020 presidential and Parliamentary elections is the second highest ever for any President seeking second term in office in in the 8 elections Ghana has had in the 4th Republic. Based on the above results, Ishaq Kyei-Brobbey stated on the Wontumi Morning Show which was monitored by Wontumionline.com that the…
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Akonta Mining Not Engaged In Any Illegal Mining – Akufo-Addo
04 Jan

Akonta Mining Not Engaged In Any Illegal Mining – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has exonerated Akonta Mining Company Limited from any wrongdoing, stressing that the Company is not involved in any illegal mining anywhere in Ghana. “Let me respond briefly to the chairperson on the issue of illegal mining,” President Akufo-Addo remarked after concerns about the menace came to the fore at the 28th National and 16th Biennial Congress of the National Union of Ghana Catholic Diocesan Priests Association held in Koforidua. “I want to assure him and all of you that Akonta Mining is not engaged in any illegal mining anywhere in Ghana as we speak. “Further,…
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There’ll Never Be Another Like Him – Akufo-Addo Mourns Pelé
30 Dec

There’ll Never Be Another Like Him – Akufo-Addo Mourns Pelé

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Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to world football legend Pele. The ex-Brazilian footballer died on Thursday, December 29 at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo. He was 82. Tributes have poured in for the only man to have won the FIFA World Cup three times. President Akufo-Addo on Friday, December 30 took to his official Twitter page to express condolences, on behalf of the people of Ghana, to Pele’s family, the Brazilian people, the Brazilian government and football lovers in general.   There has been a 3-day national mourning declared in Brazil with the funeral scheduled for…
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