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18 Oct

Not Every Leader Is A Thief; Pray For The Nation – Akufo-Addo To Christian Council

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President Akufo-Addo has called on the Christian Council and the religious community in the country to pray for the nation. The President also asked the Council to pray for the understanding of the people since not everybody elected as a leader is a thief. According to him, this prayer is necessary so that people with that understanding will have some hope in leaders. The President made the call when the new Chairman of the Christian Council, Right Rev. Dr. Hilliad Della Dogbe, led a delegation to pay a courtesy call on him at the Jubilee House. He described the perception as unfortunate,…

17 Oct

If It Was About Who Votes For Me, I Shouldn’t Be Here – President Tells Akosombo Dam Spillage Victims

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President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday, October 16, stirred controversy when he subtly reminded some victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage at Mepe in the Volta Region about the fact that he had visited to sympathise with them regardless of the fact that the residents there do not vote for his party. The flooding caused by the spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong dams has forced many communities in the north, south, and central Tongu districts of the Volta region to evacuate, leaving them with no choice but to try and salvage what's left of their belongings. The situation is dire,…

11 Oct

“My Govt’s Record, Investments In Education Unmatched In 4TH Republic” – President Akufo-Addo

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“It is important to state that no Government, in the history of the 4th Republic, has done more for the growth of the education sector than the Akufo-Addo Government, and the numbers back this claim. The total allocation to the education sector, since I came into office in 2017, is one hundred fourteen billion, five hundred million, six hundred twelve thousand, one hundred and thirty-five cedis (GH¢114,500,612,135), of which twelve billion, nine hundred and sixty-one million, two hundred and eighty-four thousand, five hundred and forty-eight cedis (GH¢12,961,284,548) has been spent on senior high schools.” These were the words of the…

11 Oct

“Free SHS WASSCE Results Better Than Those Of 2016” – Prez. Akufo-Addo

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has applauded the contribution of the Chartered Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) for the contribution towards the successful implementation of the novel Free Senior High School Policy, which commenced in September 2017. The President also commended them on the increasingly stellar performances of the students in the West African Senior High School (WASSCE) examinations since the introduction of the Policy. Addressing the 61st Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), on Wednesday, 11th October 2023, President Akufo-Addo said, in the face of brute resistance from naysayers, this vindication, based…

11 Oct

“We Will Make Ghana A Leader In Stem Education & Innovation In Africa”, President Akufo-Addo

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government’s goal is to position Ghana as a leader in STEM education and innovation in Africa, as STEM education has become the cornerstone of progress and innovation in our modern world. Addressing the 61st Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools on Wednesday, 11th October 2023, President Akufo-Addo stated that, towards the realisation if this vision, Government is creating a STEM pipeline to increase STEM enrolment at tertiary education level, through pre-engineering programmes. “The pre-engineering programme has been introduced to target Senior High School Graduates in General Arts, Visual…

18 Sep

‘COVID-19 And Russia-Ukraine War Affected Everybody’ – Samini Weighs In On Hardship in Ghana

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Reggae dancehall artist Samini has offered his assessment of President Akufo-Addo’s performance, highlighting the effects of the world crises brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on his administration. The singer expressed his admiration for the president’s efforts in governing the country and acknowledged the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic in the current economic landscape. According to Samini, the past four years have been particularly challenging for President Akufo-Addo due to global events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, which have adversely affected economies worldwide. “I think it was an…

08 Aug

Let’s Trade Among Ourselves – Akufo-Addo Urges African Countries

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged African countries to trade among themselves. Mr Akufo-Addo indicated that Africa is endowed with natural resources and other commodities that can transform the entire continent. Transforming the continent, he said, would require that the countries trade among themselves. Mr Akufo-Addo said thises in his acceptance speech when the Africa Bar Association conferred on him on Monday Augist 7 the Medal of Merit in Leadership Award, at its ongoing 2023 Annual Conference in Pretoria, South Africa. “We must be defined by what we see in ourselves, and not what others choose to say about…

02 Aug

“No President Can Foist A Candidate On The Party” – President Akufo-Addo

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“The history of the NPP tells us that no President can foist a candidate on the Party against its wishes. The NPP is not that kind of Party. We have never subscribed to a cult of personality. Indeed, our highly-respected former President, the 1st NPP President, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, in the aftermath of my election as NPP Presidential Candidate, by the 2007 National Congress, told the Congress that ‘the Party has its spirit’, a spirit that cannot be ignored.” These were the words of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, when he met with communicators…

28 Jul

West Africans Must Oppose All Sorts Of Military Takeovers Within The Authority Of The ECOWAS – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged West Africans to oppose all sorts of military takeovers within the authority of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Ghanaian president thinks that Africans should not support what he calls the unconstitutional method of changing administrations in the sub-region. President Akufo-Addo made the call at Liberia’s 147th Independence Day celebrations. He stated that insecurity in West Africa must disappear for development to take place. “It is incumbent that we all stand together in our generation to defeat the menace of coups and guarantee the peace and stability which are essential to the…

03 Jul

President Akufo-Addo To Commission Redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

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The redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park which costs about $3.5 million will be commissioned on July 4, 2023, by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park is a monument of historic significance in Ghana. It was dedicated to the memory of the country’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. It also serves as the resting place for the mortal remains of the first President and his wife, Fathia Nkrumah. The park is located on the coast of Accra, on the former British colonial Polo Grounds, where Dr. Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana as an independent nation. After many…