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03 Aug

I Have No Preferred Candidate In NPP Presidential Primaries – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said on Wednesday that he had no favourite candidate in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries, emphasising that delegates will determine who leads the party in next year’s election. He would, however, vote for a candidate “who, I believe, can best unite the Party, and, above all, who can win the presidential election of 7th December 2024, and inflict a third successive defeat on the perennial NDC Presidential Candidate, John Dramani Mahama.” In a meeting with party communicators at the Jubilee House, Accra, the President noted that the actions by a few members close…

24 Jul

I Am Confident That Your Integrity While In Office Will Be Established – Akufo-Addo To Cecilia Dapaah

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has vouched for the integrity of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, in the wake of recent allegations of stolen funds from her home. The former minister is reported in court documents to have lost over US$1 million, €300,000, and 350,000 Ghana cedis in cash to two former house helps. She has resigned from the Akufo-Addo-led administration to allow for investigations. In a letter accepting the resignation of Cecilia Abena Dapaah, President Akufo-Addo conveyed his belief that her integrity, established during her tenure in office, would ultimately be vindicated. Part of…

21 Jul

Ghana’s Economy To Bounce Back After 2025 – World Bank Report

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Ghana’s economy is expected to bounce back to its growth potential after 2025, the World Bank has said. “Growth will further decelerate in the short term (2023-24) before returning to its potential after 2025,” it said in its 7th Ghana Economic Update. This is contained in a report in the update titled ‘Price Surge: Unravelling Inflation’s Toll on Poverty and Food Security’. Authored by three economists of the World Bank, Kwabena Gyan Kwakye, economist; Paul Andres Corral Rodas, Senior Economist and David Elmaleh, Senior Economist, the yearly analytical report examined Ghana’s economic development prospects. This year’s report focused on the…

18 Jul

Akufo-Addo Approves Reviewed Salaries For JUSAG

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved the reviewed salaries of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG). This was disclosed in a statement released by JUSAG dated Monday, July 17, 2023. This increment comes after the Association declared an indefinite strike over government’s failure to approve reviewed salaries and other allowances of its members. "We are reassured by the letter of Her Ladyship Honourable Chief Justice dated 13th July 2023 which confirms that His Excellency the President of Ghana has approved the new salary structure, and implementation will be done in the month of July 2023 as indicated by the…

10 Jul

Akufo-Addo Attends 63rd ECOWAS Summit In Guinea Bissau

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Saturday, 8th July 2023, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. The session is being held in Bissau, capital of the Republic of Guinea Bissau. The meeting of the Heads of State will discuss matters pertaining to the impending withdrawal of MINUSMA from Mali, the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme, and the political impasse in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. President Akufo-Addo was accompanied by the Minister for National Security, Hon. Albert Kan Dapaah, and officials of the Presidency and the…

23 Jun

Akufo-Addo To Open Maiden Africa Energy Technology Conference

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President Akufo-Addo will open the maiden Africa Energy Technology Conference (AETC) in Accra to explore efficient and affordable energy technology towards accelerating the country’s economic growth. The event, slated for August 8th to 10th, 2023, is being organised by the Africa Energy Technology Centre (AETC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy, will attract captains of industry, policymakers, researchers, and innovators across Africa. At the media launch in Accra, Mr Herbert Krapa, a Deputy Minister of Energy, said the AETC Conference would offer the opportunity to energy stakeholders to find ways to leverage technology towards accelerating Africa’s economic and industrial…

15 Jun

Pres Akufo-Addo Condoles With Family Of Ama Ata Aidoo …Renowned Authorgets State-Assisted Funeral

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has conveyed his deepest condolences to the OgyadzeAsona Family of Abora Nkwanta and AbeadzeKyeakor following the sad passing of illustrious Ghanaian author, poet and playwright Professor Ama Ata Aidoo. According to the President, Professor Ama Ata Aidoo “has brought a lot of honour to our country by her works, her personality and by the cause that she stood for.” As a result of her contribution to the literary culture and advocacy to the cause of Ghanaian and African women, governement has offered to give her a dignified and befitting State-assisted funeral.…

15 Jun

President Akufo-Addo Appoints Six New Envoys

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has given letters of accreditation to five new envoys at a brief ceremony at the Jubilee House in Accraon Wednesday, 14th June, 2023. Appointed in accordance with Article 74 (1) of the constitution, all six persons, according to the President are Career Diplomats, who have reached the apex of their careers and have been chosen to become the country’s High Commissioner and Ambassadors designate. They are H.E. Mr. Samuel Yao Kumah, High Commissioner to Australia, H.E. Ms Doris AdzoDenyoBrese, Ambassador to the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr Mohammed Habib Idris, Ambassador to…

09 Jun

Pres Akufo-Addo Commissions New Korle-Bu, UGMS Psychiatry Block …Expands NHIS Coverage For Serious Mental Health Conditions

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has in yet another remarkable addition to the nation’s healthcare infrastructure, commissioned a new Psychiatry block to serve Korle-Bu and the University of Ghana Medical School on Tuesday, 6th June, 2023. The construction of this facility, augments the unprecedent 200 percent increase in fiscal allocation and funding towards mental health in the course of the last six years and the enrolment of more serious mental health conditions onto the coverage list of the National Health Insurance Scheme. The state-of-the-art edifice, which not only serves the University of Ghana Medical School, but…

31 May

We Are Building A Thriving Tourism Economy – President

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the country is poised more than ever to build an all-inclusive thriving tourism economy – not only in the sub-region but the entire continent. The president was speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day Presidential Summit on Tourism at the Peduase Lodge, and said tourism has always been a cornerstone of Ghana’s heritage. “From our lush rainforests to our vibrant markets; to the historic castles and serene beaches including the various cultural festivals and wealth of natural beauty – cultural diversity and historical significance that draws the world’s attention – tourism has always been…