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26 Apr

President Akufo-Addo Leaves For South Africa

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left the country on Wednesday, 26th April 2023, at the invitation of the Democrat Union of Africa (DUA) Annual Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. President Akufo-Addo will deliver the keynote address at the Forum, which is scheduled to be held from the 26th to 30th April 2023, in Johannesburg. He was accompanied by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Kwaku Ampratwum, Member of Parliament for Mampong; and officials from the Presidency and Foreign Ministry. President Akufo-Addo will return to Ghana on Sunday, 30th April 2023, and, in his absence, the…

09 Mar

Policy To Reduce Over US$10 Billion Imports Ready

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The report of a five-member ad hoc Cabinet committee set up by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the implementation modalities to enhance domestic production in some 20 selected products, on which the country spends more than US$10billion importing yearly, is ready for implementation. Once confirmed, it is expected the Minister-designate for Trade and Industry, who is currently awaiting parliament’s approval, will urgently roll-out a series of initiatives to implement the policy, the President told parliamentarians during his State of the Nation Address on Wednesday. “Apart from the enhancement of revenue and judicious use of resources, we all agreed that we need…

26 Oct

Our Deal With The IMF Will Be Concluded Soon – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured that the nation’s bailout negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in its completion stages. He said the talks are progressing steadily and hopefully it will end soon. Speaking at the Jubilee House in Accra, the President said: “We are talking, and, hopefully, concluding soon". "These important negotiations that we are going to have will have a positive impact on the Ghanaian economy in the months immediately ahead”, he said. Earlier this month, the IMF assured Ghana that it will fast-track its bailout programme for the country. Abebe Selassie, the Head of…

14 Oct

Akufo-Addo Elected Chair Of Gulf Of Guinea Commission

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been elected Chairperson of the Gulf of Guinea Commission on Thursday October 13. Mr Akufo-Addo announced this in a Facebook post on Thursday. The Gulf of Guinea Commission is an organisation established to defend the common interests of Member States, and promote peace and socio-economic development based on the bases of dialogue, consensus, ties of friendship, solidarity and fraternity. The President wrote “On Thursday, 13th October 2022, I held bilateral discussions with the President of the French Republic, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, which were centered on strengthening the ties of co-operation between our two nations. “Earlier…

27 Sep

Global Citizen Festival Was Held In Ghana Because Of Akufo-Addo – Okraku Mantey

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The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Arts and Cylture, Mark Oktaku Mantey has underscored the importance of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the staging of the Global Citizen Festival in Accra. He said the festival organisers initially wanted to hold it Nigeria, however, the President stepped in to lobby for it to come to Ghana. Ghana was picked by the organizers partly because President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had showed interest in having it take place in Ghana. He stressed in an interview on Hitz FM, September 26, that the concert was part of efforts aimed at marketing Ghana’s…

20 Sep

Here Are The Four Ghanaians Who Formally Attended Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral

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On Monday, September 19, invited guests from all walks of life attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at the Westminster Abbey in London. Millions across the world followed the event on TV, online and across social media platforms as the world paid its last respects to the British monarch who reigned for seven decades. The event as expected was strictly by invitation, so much so that, even some world leaders were not invited – among others, Vladimir Putin and Emerson Mnangagwa, presidents of Russia and Zimbabwe respectively. For most guests, they needed to be formally invited or have…

14 Sep

No President Has Fought Against Galamsey Than Akufo-Addo- Alhaji Fofana

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A Government’s spokesperson on social service, Alhaji Yusif Fofana, has touted the government’s commitment to fighting illegal mining in the country. According to him, the Akufo-Addo led administration has demonstrated a high level of commitment in fighting the galamsey menace which has caused more harm than good to Ghana. "Even though the Government has not yet eliminated the galamsey menace completely, there has been improvement on the fight against it in the country, stressing that Nana Addo's Government Has fought Galamsey more than any other government, to the extent that he said he will put his presidency on the line…

11 Aug

Wontumi Responds To His ‘Good Friend’ Randy Abbey: Akufo-Addo Doesn’t Lament; His Legacy Is Industrial Revolution

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Owner of Wontumi Multimedia, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, has opposed an assertion by his good friend Mr. Randy Abbey that the government of President Akufo-Addo isn’t an industrial one. Mr. Antwi-Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi explained in a telephone interview to Wontumionline.com that under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo, there has been a major industrial revolution in Ghana making the assertion of Mr. Abbey that government is lamenting, a weak one. According to Chairman Wontumi, despite the hardships being experienced across the globe, the current government has put in measures to revive defunct industries and built an economy that has…

12 Apr

Free Ambulance Service Has Reduced Death Rate- Jamaludeen

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A communications team member of the New Patriotic Party, Jamaludeen has praised the government for fulfilling the one district one ambulance campaign promise. During the 2016 campaign, President Nana Akufo-Addo promised to provide one ambulance for every constituency to improve the health sector. "In the time of the New Democratic Congress (NDC), the total number of ambulance available in the country was 50. 28 out of the total number was available for use. Users had to pay for the services for emergency. The NPP government has changed the narrative not only with the provision of ambulance but also with free…