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08 Jan

Adventurers Seeking To Torpedo Ghana’s Democratic Path Will Fail – Akufo-Addo

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The Government has issued a stern warning to people seeking to torpedo Ghana’s democratic path ahead of the December 07 General Election. “It will not be under my watch that any adventurer will seek to torpedo the democratic path on which we are embarked,” President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo assured. In a message to mark the 2024 Constitution Day, which falls on January 07, he said his Administration was bent on seeing to it that “we have a free, fair and transparent election in December 2024”. “You have my word! Ghana will be the victor of such an outcome, not…

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…

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…

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…

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 have…

07 Aug

Palgrave Lauds Visionary Leader Akufo-Addo

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Parliamentary Candidate hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Abuakwa North Constituency Palgrave Frimpong Boakye-Danquah has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as a “visionary leader”. He stresses that for a dream of 2003-2007 to be kept and achieved in 2023 proves that the President is visionary. “Not many people would remember how they dreamed about Ghana and make that à possibility,” the Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security stated on Facebook on Thursday, August 3. “I actually pray that young politicians like myself would ensure that the things we put on paper about the Ghana tomorrow- would…

26 May

Let’s Improve On Intra-Africa Trade – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked African countries to scale up trading among themselves. He stated that intra-Africa trade is one of the ways of empowering Africans to grow the economies of other respective countries. Mr Akufo-Addo was speaking during the opening the 7th African Leadership Forum in Accra on Thursday, May 25. He said “No country can afford to do it alone, in Africa, we cannot allow our collective fate to be decided by exogenous shocks thousands and thousands of miles away. “The time is long overdue for Africa and Africans to define our own narrative, it must be…

08 May

Otumfuo Osei Tutu Is An Invaluable Partner To The Governments of Ghana- President Akufo-Addo

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I cannot vouch for my predecessors with the exception of possibly my only boss President Kufuor. But I can say and I think it is something that you will agree with me that Otumfuo Osei Tutu has been an invaluable partner in the governments of Ghana. Certainly for President Akufo-Addo an invaluable partner and I’m so grateful I have the opportunity to publicly declare my appreciation and gratitude for all the assistance given to me by you these past 6 years… So this evening we are all here, make merry and also remember the contributions the Asantehene has made in…

01 May

Gov’t Is Confident Of A Rapid Economic Recovery And We Will Not Relent On That-Prez Akufo-Addo To Workers

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President Akufo-Addo has expressed confidence of a rapid economic recovery and has assured all Ghanaians that his government will not relent in that regard. He made this known while speaking to the Organized labour on the occasion of the International Workers Day of Solidarity, May Day. Find The Address Of The President Below ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE 2023 MAY DAY CELEBRATION, ON MONDAY, 1ST MAY 2023, AT BOLGATANGA, UPPER EAST REGION. It is always a great pleasure to be in the company of Organized Labour on the occasion of…

26 Apr

Akufo-Addo Nominates Gertrude Torkornoo As New Chief Justice

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President Akufo-Addo has nominated Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo as the new Chief Justice. The President in a letter to the Council of State on Tuesday, April 25, said her nomination is to avoid any vacuum that would occur following the retirement of the current Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah on May 24. “Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah is due to retire from the bench on May 24, 2023, his seventieth birthday. In order to avoid a vacuum and ensure that a new Chief Justice is immediately in office after his retirement. “I have decided to begin the process of…