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07 Apr

May Easter Give Birth To A New Season Of Faith, Hope Etc In Ghana – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has wished Ghanaians well as the majority, who are Christians, mark the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. “Easter is the most significant celebration for Christians,” the President opened his Easter message to Ghanaians on Good Friday. “The extraordinary sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross of Calvary, by dying for us, and His resurrection from the grave have given us victory over sin and death,” he stated. Christians across the world are marking Easter with a solemn reflection on Good Friday – April 7. The Resurrection Day will be marked on Sunday, April 9.…

28 Mar

I Don’t Know – Akufo-Addo On Presence Or Otherwise Of Al-Qaeda Troops In Ghana

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President Akufo-Addo says he has no information on the presence or otherwise of troops of militant organisation, Al-Qaeda in Ghana. He said this while hosting the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris at the Jubilee House. This followed questions posed by a journalist who works with the New York Times at a press conference held as part of Madam Harris’ three-day visit to the country. “The presence of Al-Qaeda in Ghana? I don’t know. Formally, we don’t have any information to that effect, it may well be that there are cells and others already in the country, but…

21 Mar

Akufo-Addo Swears In Three New Electoral Commissioners

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in three new members of the Electoral Commission (EC), Accra-based TV3 reports. The three are Dr Peter Appiahene, Madam Salima Ahmed Tijani and Reverend Akua Ofori Boateng. They took office in at a short ceremony at the Jubilee House on Monday, March 20, 2023. The trio take office 21 months to the 2024 general elections. In his address to the new commissioners, President Akufo-Addo tasked them to put the national interest ahead of any other. “...indeed, let no one try to cow you into submission,” the President urged. “On the contrary, let this…

07 Mar

Akufo-Addo Delivers State Of The Nation Address Tomorrow

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President Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday, March 8, deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament. The presentation is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution. According to the said Article, the President shall deliver a message on the State of the Nation to Parliament at the start of each session and before the dissolution of Parliament. It was earlier scheduled to be delivered in February but was postponed to tomorrow. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, explained the reason why the meeting was rescheduled. “After extensive discussions, the address has been shifted to the 8th of…

20 Feb

New Ministerial Nominees To Be Vetted Today

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The Appointments Committee of Parliament will today, Monday, February 20, start vetting President Akufo-Addo’s new ministerial nominees. Expected to appear today are the Minister-designate for Trade and Industry KT Hammond, the MP for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, the Deputy Trade Minister nominee. Also, Mr Bryan Acheampong, the MP for Abetifi Constituency, the nominee for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The Akwapim South lawmaker, OB Amoah has also been nominated as the Minister of State at the Ministry of Local Government. Others expected to appear before the Appointments Committee are Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam and Stephen Asamoah Boateng. President Akufo-Addo made…

14 Feb

Akufo-Addo, Frema Osei-Opare Join Hawa Koomson On Daughter’s Wedding Day

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Ama Koomson, the daughter of Awutu Senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has tied the knot in a glamourous white wedding. Miss Koomson married her sweetheart, Snow Gaisie in a classy ceremony on Saturday, February 11, 2023. This follows their star-studded traditional marriage ceremony on Friday, February 3, during which Ama impressed fashion critics with her outfits. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoiWDdPgwgL/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=87cda06d-baf2-42bf-8283-7d098ac9db5d The ceremony was witnessed by President Nana Akufo-Addo, First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo, Chief of Staff; Frema Akosua Osei Opare, her mother, Hawa Koomson who doubles as Minister of Fisheries among several political figures, family and well-wishers. Ama, just like her traditional ceremony, did…

11 Feb

Toughest Times: We Either Sail Or Sink Together – Akufo-Addo Tells CEOs, Board Chairs Of SOEs

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has told CEOs of state-owned enterprises that it os high time they put their shoulders to the wheel to get the country out of her current economic abyss or everything risks running aground. Declaring his intolerance for excuses and nonperformance by the chief executives and board chairs of state-owned enterprises, the president said they must either perform or get shown the exit. In his keynote address at the maiden State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) annual stakeholder meeting held at Kwahu Abetifi in the Eastern Region on the theme: 'Time to reflect and rebuild', President…

08 Feb

Ghana’s Oil Profile Under Akufo-Addo Unprecedented – Energy Ministry Tells Mahama

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The Minister of Energy, says Ghana’s oil production under President Akufo-Addo is unmatched. The Ministry said President Akufo-Addo’s vision has led to discovery of more oil wells. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, February 7, the Ministry thus said former President John Dramani Mahama’s claimof no additional production activity in our upstream oil sector under Akufo-Addo is is inaccurate. It thus asked Ghanaians to disregard the claims by the former President. “For the record, under Akufo-Addo’s presidency, Ghana has seen an unprecedented oil wells success rate from all exploration drilled from 2017 to date. “Out of seven exploration wells…

06 Feb

Akufo-Addo Hopeful Of Agreement With Stakeholders Ahead Of DDE Expiration

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Government’s deadline for bondholders to sign on to the Domestic Debt Exchange (DDE) Programme expires on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. In its quest to further engage with stakeholders, especially individual bondholders, government for the fourth time extended the deadline for the Programme from January 31 to February 7, 2023, introducing new terms. In its new terms, government says all individual bondholders who are below the age of 59 years will be offered instruments with maximum maturity of five years, instead of 15 years, and a 10% coupon rate; while retirees including those retiring in 2023 will be offered instruments with…

05 Feb

Encourage China to support our debt restructuring efforts – Akufo-Addo to Germany

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President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday urged Germany to “encourage” China, an ad hoc member of the Paris Club, to support Ghana’s debt restructuring efforts. He said it is critical that the Paris Club swiftly establishes, with the participation of other official creditors, a creditors committee, to support the efforts that would enable Ghana to restore economic growth. The President made the call when the visiting German Finance Minister, Christian Lindner called on him at the Jubilee House, Accra. Linden, who was the head of a delegation from his country, held bilateral talks with the President aimed at boosting relations and…