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29 Jun

We’re Working To Restore The Economy – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given yet another assurance that the economy will be back to full recovery soon. He said the government is working tirelessly to make this possible. “I said at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic that we do not know how to bring back lives, but we know how to bring back an economy. I stand by those words,” he said. “Insha Allah, we are working to restore the economy to full health, and, Insha Allah, we shall do so.” President Akufo-Addo gave this assurance while addressing thousands of Muslims at the Black Star Square…

29 May

Life Will Soon Be Better For Ghanaians – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that they will soon start experiencing a significant improvement in their living standards and that of the economy. Speaking in a national broadcast on Sunday evening, President Akufo-Addo said same way as the country got out of the COVID-19 pandemic, his government will ensure that the country overcomes the economic difficulties sooner rather than latter. “We got ourselves out of the pandemic in which there were no precedents to rely on, even the experts admitted that there were no clear cut solutions. We did it by being resolute, focused and working very hard and by accepting…

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…

19 Feb

“Coups Are Not Durable Solutions To Africa’s Problems” – President Akufo-Addo

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the international community to send a clear message to coup plotters that coups have never been, and will never be durable solutions to Africa’s political, economic and security challenges. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Statements condemning coups alone without corresponding action will, however, achieve little or nothing, as witnessed in recent times. This problem requires collective agreement, effective deterrence, bold action and, equally important, adequate preventive measures.” Delivering the keynote address at a side-event organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference,…

15 Feb

Government’s Sports Infrastructure Development Unparalleled – Sports Minister

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The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, says government has made unprecedented investment in sports infrastructure development in the country. Despite the general belief of a deficit in sporting facilities in the country, Ussif insists the current government led by President Nana Akufo-Addo has done enough to meet the demands of the sports fraternity. Addressing the media in Ho and Koforidua after inspecting on-going construction works on the Ho and Koforidua multipurpose sports centres, he provided data on a number of renovation works and new sports facilities to buttress his point of unrivalled investment by the government. “There has…

09 Feb

Akufo-Addo Swears In 21 New High Court Judges

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President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday inducted into office 21 new High Court judges, reiterating his call on the Judiciary to apply the laws fairly, strictly and without fear, favour or ill-will. The Judiciary, the President pointed out, was a vital part of the institutional bulwark of the nation, and the growth of the country demanded that it commanded the respect of the people by the quality of its delivery of justice and by the comportment of judges. The new high court judges included Kwame Polley, William Appiah Twumasi, Baah Forson Agyapong, Marian Affoh, Nana Brew, Abena Anponsah Buansi, Ellen Lordina Serwaa…

12 Jan

Come What May I’ll Build National Cathedral – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Akufo-Addo has once again stated that no matter what happens and despite the criticisms, he will remain resolute and ensure that the National Cathedral is constructed in the last two years of his administration. Speaking at a prayer service at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, January 10, the President said he will not be deterred by the naysayers adding that he will do everything within his power to ensure the completion of the project. “I am determined, come what may, I have two more years, that whatever the case, the National Cathedral will be at a very advanced…

19 Dec

National Cathedral Will Be Ghana’s Thanksgiving To God For Sparing Us Wars, Famine – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Akufo-Addo has said upon completion, the National Cathedral will serve not only as the country’s collective thanksgiving “to the Almighty for the blessings He has bestowed on our nation, sparing us the ravages of civil war that have bedevilled the histories of virtually all our neighbours, and the outbreak of deadly mass epidemics but also as a rallying point for the entire Christian community of Ghana, which represents seventy-plus per cent of the population.” The president made this known on Sunday, 18 December 2022, when he delivered an address at the centenary celebration of the Ga Presbytery of…

19 Dec

Cedi Appreciation: It’s Only Fair You Reduce Prices – Akufo-Addo To Drivers, GUTA

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President Nana Akufo-Addo has said as the cedi keeps gaining in value against the dollar and other currencies of international trade, it is only fair that the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), who increased prices when the reverse was the case, also reduce prices to reflect the current situation. “I believe this is not only a fair request, but also a just one, and I urge all of you to join me in this clarion call so we can all have a more pleasant Christmas,” the president said on Sunday, 18…