nana akufo addo

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening, and thank you for having me in your homes, once again. Two weeks ago, we begun the reopening of our schools, as part of the phased approach to bring our nation back to normalcy, following the outbreak of the novel COVID-19 disease in our country. Since that time, final year University students, SHS 3 and SHS 2 Gold Track students have all returned to school.

Fellow Ghanaians,

Good Evening, It has been eight (8) weeks since our nation embarked on a co-ordinated, enhanced response towards combating the Coronavirus pandemic, after we recorded our first two (2) confirmed cases. We have taken the necessary measures of aggressively tracing, testing, isolating and treating infected persons and their contacts, as a means of containing the spread of the virus amongst the population.

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening.

I thank you for welcoming me into your homes for the sixteenth (16th) time, as the fight to defeat COVID-19 continues not only in Ghana, but across the world. Day-in-day-out, countries, including our own, institute measures to try to limit and contain the spread of the virus, and return lives to normalcy. Some of these measures have been successful, others have not worked, with some countries now experiencing hikes in infection rates, and the emergence of what is referred to as a ‘second wave’ of the virus.

Fellow Ghanaians, Good evening.

Nine (9) days ago, I came to your homes and requested you to make great sacrifices to save lives, and to protect our motherland. I announced the imposition of strict restrictions to movement, and asked that residents of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area and Kasoa and the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area and its contiguous districts to stay at home for two (2) weeks, in order to give us the opportunity to stave off this pandemic. As a result, residents of these two areas had to make significant adjustments to our way of life, with the ultimate goal being to protect permanently our continued existence on this land.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday kick-started his three day working visit of the Volta region, with the inauguration of the Anloga shopping Centre in the Keta municipality.

In 2015, world leaders adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and as a blueprint to transform our world. The SDGs, with its 17 goals, is an ambitious, but much needed agenda. Amid daunting development challenges, the task of meeting these goals is without doubt greatest in Africa.

A tweet by former President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday has generated a discussion on social media with some commending the sense of humour of the former President.

President Akufo-Addo, says his government, over the past year, has brought stability in the place of the erratic power situation that was inherited from the erstwhile Mahama government.

According to President Akufo-Addo, adequate power supply is critical to the operation and success of industry, especially small and medium scale enterprises, which provide the bulk of employment.

He explained that not only is regular supply important, but competitive rates of power are equally important.

President Akufo-Addo has urged Governors of the United States of America not to ignore Africa, stating his belief that “this can be Africa’s century”.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 29th January, 2018, launched the 70th anniversary celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with a call on all to ensure that the fight for the protection and respect for human rights remains a constant one.

“If the Free SHS policy is to succeed, and if we are to build the modern, progressive and prosperous Ghana we desire, each and every one of us here – political leaders, traditional rulers, teachers, parents, students – has a major stake in ensuring that we achieve excellence in our educational system. The policy is not about the NPP or the NDC.”

The President of Republic of Liberia, George M. Weah, has extended a passionate appeal to the Government of President Akufo-Addo and people of Ghana to help Liberia to progress and succeed.

President Akufo-Addo has charged Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and African Governors of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to help realise the vision of a self-reliant Africa that is no longer dependent on the receipt of aid and charity.

President Akufo-Addo has stated that the new paradigm of economic development, which his administration is vigorously pursuing, of insisting on value-addition industrial activities within a conducive and business-friendly environment, can make headway.

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his Government has ensured that poverty is no longer a stumbling block to the access of education of Ghana’s children, as a result of the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy in September 2017.

President Akufo-Addo has urged the 17 member states of the African Union, to ratify the 2003 Maputo Protocol, which is the “Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa.”

President Akufo-Addo, says the strategy of his government is to expand technical and vocational opportunities at both secondary and tertiary levels, and, thereby, strengthen the linkages between education and industry, as well as empower young people to deploy their skills, to employ themselves and others.

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated the commitment of his administration to fixing and improving the nation’s road network.

The Chief of Sankore, in the Ahafo Region, Nana Ogyedom Appiah Kubi Pabo Katakye IV, has applauded the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for visiting Sankore “not by air but by road.”

President Akufo-Addo has asked for a new relationship paradigm with the United States of America that focuses largely on trade and investments.

Speaker of the United States Congress has complimented the strength of Ghana in her role as an exporter of security and global peace, stating that “Militarily, politically, culturally and in everyway we salute Ghana.”

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government is going to use oil revenues to create assets for the country, and not waste it on consumption.

“You can never be president,” he was told.”

Naysayers are all over the place. They see nothing ever achievable because they have no guts to even try them out. They’ll do all they can to tear down what others may try to build or aspire to be. They see gloom, speak impossibility and give their ears to vanity. Whether you allow such pessimists to stand in the way of your dreams or not is yours alone to decide.

President Akufo-Addo is confident that Ghanaians will safeguard and reinforce the status of the country as a beacon of democracy in 2020.

Dear Mr. President-elect,

This is a slightly modified article I posted sometime last year.

TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS – Integrity beyond a flawed Constitution

With good will and determination, even a flawed Constitution can be partially remedied. This is what I will do if I were in your position.

Written by Kwame Dwomoh Agyemang - I have been following various discussions on Africa's rising 'partnership' with the Chinese and the $60bn dollar brouhaha. All but the leader of Swaziland were in Beijing last weekend at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. King Mswati's Swaziland is the only country of the lot who still has relations with Taiwan, a country China sees as a renegade Province after Kuomintang Fighters managed to fight their way through independence in 1949.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has challenged African leaders to depart from the dependency on aid and charity handouts and rather assume responsibility for the transformation of their economies.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has re-affirmed his commitment to the non-formal education of the Ghanaian youth by placing the Heads of State Award scheme under the direct supervision of the presidency in order to ensure that it received more support to bring enhanced benefits to more Ghanaians youths.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Sunday, December 13,2020, for Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will leave Ghana on Sunday, December 9, 2018, for a three-day official visit to Japan, at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe.

President Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for Liberia to witness the swearing-in of the West African country’s new president, George Weah, following an invitation by outgoing leader, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would today meet with the three former presidents of Ghana to tap into their experience on governance.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo takes home GH¢29,000 at the end of the month as salary.

Respectfully, this is not the attitude President Akufo-Addo should have adopted today (September 9, 2019) at the GBA Conference.

Written By Sulemana Braimah - President Akufo-Addo this past Wednesday released the list of additional Ministers and Deputy Ministers, bringing his total number of ministers to 110. As expected, the government has since been under fire from the citizenry. The citizens are angry at what is obviously a juicy reward package for party folks to feed fat on the public purse.

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah believes Ghana’s poor performance in the 2017 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report by Transparency International is attributable to the numerous cousins of President Akufo-Addo in government positions.
According to him, the “army of cousins” of President Akufo-Addo who have been appointed to key government positions in itself significantly contributed to the country dropping 11 positions in the latest corruption rankings.

He said during a delegates’ conference of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in January 2016, in Kumasi, the then candidate Akufo-Addo promised that he would not run a family and friends government, but “for the first time in the country’s history, the president has appointed his own daughter to a government position and even appointed a woman he has a child with as the Ambassador to the Czech Republic”.

Press conference

Addressing a press conference on the impacts of the 2017 CPI on Ghana’s image in the comity of nations, the NDC’s chief scribe said the CPI results reflect the current happenings in the country as the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government has recorded numerous incidents of corruption since taking office from the NDC administration in 2016.

Family and friends

According to Mr Asiedu Nketiah, the unprecedented cronyism and nepotism being practiced by the NPP government cannot be left out as a bait for corruption.

“His insatiable affinity for nepotism and cronyism that has resulted in the appointment of dozens of his blood relations, known friends and associates as well as several relatives of senior government officials into public sector positions has not been lost on the Ghanaian public,” he stated.

He accused the president of failing to deliver on his campaign promise of not running family and friends’ government, adding that filling key government positions with “an army of cousins, nieces and other relatives” was a frontal violation of his campaign promise to the people of Ghana, leading to the restoration of the most nepotistic government in our history will definitely contribute to a perception of corruption and conflict of interest”.

Cover-ups

Mr Asiedu Nketiah believes that the president does not seem prepared to fight the soaring state of corruption under his administration.

According to him, the president only boasts of fighting corruption with the creation of the office of the Special Prosecutor.

“His fight has been reduced to the creation of the SP office,” he said, adding that “you can’t fight corruption by denial”.

Mr Asiedu Nketiah said President Akufo-Addo is refusing to admit the report by Transparency International and rather blaming it on the past government.

Your Excellency, I wish to personally congratulate you for the wisdom and tenacity of purpose you have demonstrated so far in achieving prosperity, stability and maintaining the peace we are enjoying as a state.

Dear Nana Addo,

Without much ado, and with the urgency with which I cut to the heart of this matter, and without the traditional niceties, you must begin to let your appointees take the fall for their in(actions).

Dear President,

I humbly and respectfully convey to you very warm compliments.

May I also afford this opportunity to extend to you heartfelt belated happy birthday wishes of good health, happiness and a deeper patriotic love for Ghana.

Ghana's Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has listed 50 reasons why he says President Akufo-Addo has been a better President than John Mahama.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that personnel of the Ghana Police Service, and if need be other security agencies will join in, to strictly enforce the Covid-19 health and safety protocols to stem the spread of the disease in the country.

President Akufo-Addo is to lead a three-day meeting of Cabinet to examine data gathered so far on the impact of the #Covid-19 disease across all governance sectors in Ghana.

Written by Vicky Wireko - He looks well and even much stronger than when he was the opposition leader and had a bit more time on his hands. The stresses of the office of a President are not telling on him, I thought.

Written By Colin Essamuah - What accounts for the official craze for re-opening settled historical questions, renaming public structures and monuments, and generally seeking a different interpretation of the facts of our collective history since independence in 1957 by our current government? It is noteworthy that this strange effort is led by the President himself, Nana Akufo-Addo, who was educated outside substantially.

In compliance with Covid-19 protocols President Akufo-Addo is voluntarily observing the mandatory 14-day self-isolation prescription after an individual within his inner circle tested positive for the virus.

I am happy today Ghanaians voted and elected for change. Today as I did my few rounds around town, the words of a new friend I made today hit me:

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Electoral Commission (EC) have given their responses to an election petition filed by the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, challenging the declaration of President Akufo-Addo as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been given the mandate to govern Ghana for the next four years from January 7, 2021 to January 6, 2025.

President Akufo-Addo has disclosed that Ecobank Ghana Limited has offered to employ 3,000 beneficiaries of a three-month training program in online digital marketing and entrepreneurship.

The declaration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the winner of the 2020 presidential election has been gazetted by the Ghana Publishing Company Limited (GPCL).

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Mr Haruna Iddrisu has joined the debate on President Akufo-Addo’s 110 ministerial appointees and suggested that the NPP was indeed assembling an “elephant size government.”

Written By Dr. Nii Amu Darko - I must say that I am totally against any transitional team whatever. I don’t know what handover notes anyone needs from an economy whose budget is less than that of Royal Melbourne Hospital. Complete waste of time and money.

“The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”  T.H. White in The Once and Future King

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed grave concern about the gory accidents that claimed nearly 80 lives in the Bono East and Central regions Friday and called for the speedy implementation of the recommendations of the inter-ministerial committee, tasked to look at road accidents in the country.

Address By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, At The Launch Of The 2020 Manifesto Of The New Patriotic Party, On Saturday, August 22, 2020, In Cape Coast, Central Region.

President Akufo-Addo on Sunday morning, November 26th, 2017, granted audience to Al Jazeera’s Jane Dutton on her show ‘Talk to Al Jazeera’.

Ghana on Monday 6th March 2017, marked its 60th Independence Anniversary with a parade of security services and students at the Black Star Square in Accra.

Below is the full text of the speech delivered by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the occasion.

“The Recovery Of The Nation From The Pandemic”

Sixty-four (64) years ago, we freed our nation, Ghana, from the shackles of colonialism and imperialism. We were the first nation, in colonial Africa, to gain our independence from the colonial power, and, thus, became the torchbearer of the struggle for liberation of the African continent.

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening.

It has been three and a half months since we began our fight to defeat the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. It has, so far, been a co-ordinated and enhanced response, with tracing, testing, isolating, treating, and the maintenance of the relevant social distancing and hygiene protocols being the weapons we continue to employ to help contain the spread of the virus.

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening,

Today, Sunday, 19th April, 2020, is exactly three (3) weeks since I came to you and announced the imposition of restrictions to movement in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area and Kasoa, and the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area and its contiguous districts. I explained, at the time, that the decision was taken to give Government the opportunity to try to contain the spread of the virus, scale-up effectively the tracing of persons who had come into contact with infected persons, test them for the virus, and, if necessary, quarantine and isolate them for treatment, should they prove to be positive for the virus.

Message On The State Of The Nation On The Dissolution Of The 7th Parliament By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Tuesday, 5th January 2020, At Parliament House, Accra

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening.

Today is the sixth time I am coming into your homes since we begun our collective effort to combat the Coronavirus pandemic, and to implement measures aimed at containing and defeating it.

MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017.

Workers of Ghana,

I am happy to be able to join you on this special day set aside to celebrate workers across the world, May Day, which is, annually, the occasion for energetic, enthusiastic parades and joyful celebrations to acknowledge and pay tribute to the great contribution the toil of working people make to the lives of societies and nations.

Written by William Dowokpor - In his 61st Independence Day address to the nation on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo shared his goal of Ghana beyond aid in more detail than ever before.

Ghana’s government said it is determined to join a West African currency that will replace the France-backed CFA franc as soon as next year in eight regional countries, but it urged members of the currency union to ditch a planned peg to the euro.

President Akufo-Addo says Ghana and Togo stand ready to support and promote all efforts aimed at ensuring the success of the management of Noepe-Akanu joint border post, and to strengthen the bonds of friendship and co-operation between Ghana and Togo.

A cross section of Ghanaians have commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the free Senior High School (SHS) that would commerce in the next academic year in September.

The government and the World Bank are to invest $219 million under the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) to improve the quality of education in 10, 000 selected low-performing basic schools across the country.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament

Below are highlights of his address.

ECONOMY

I am glad to be able to report that the Economic Management Team, under the stellar leadership of the strong, brilliant economist, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, has risen to the challenge, and the hard work is beginning to show positive results.

We have reduced taxes, we are bringing down inflation and interest rates, economic growth is increasing, from the alarming 3.6% at December 2016, to 7.9% in our first year, and the indications are that it will be even better this year.

We have increased our international reserves, maintained relative exchange rate stability, reduced the debt to GDP ratio and the rate of debt accumulation, we have paid almost half of arrears inherited, and, crucially, we are current on obligations to statutory funds.

I am also pleased to report that the 3-year IMF-supported Extended Credit Facility Programme, begun in 2015, comes to an end this year. The relatively good macroeconomic performance in 2017 will strongly support our successful completion of the IMF programme.

We are determined to put in place measures to ensure irreversibility, and sustain macroeconomic stability, so that we will have no reason to seek again the assistance of that powerful global body.

We have restored teacher and nursing training allowances. We have doubled the capitation grant, and, to confound the sceptics and professional naysayers, we have implemented Free Senior High School education. It has enabled 90,000 more students gain access to Senior High School education, in 2017, than in 2016.

We have, nevertheless, been able to meet my promise made last year to the House, and reduced the fiscal deficit from 9.3%, to an estimated 5.6% of GDP.

The annual average rate of debt accumulation, which, in recent years, has been as high as 36%, has declined to 13.6%, as at September 2017. As a result, the public debt stock as a ratio of GDP is 68.3%, against the annual target of 71% for 2017, and end 2016 actual figure of 73.1%.

As a result of appropriate policy, and the normalisation of the power situation in the country, they have also engineered a spectacular revival of Ghanaian industry, from a growth rate of -0.5% in 2016 to 17.7% in 2017.

For the first time in a long while, our macroeconomic fundamentals are solid, and all the critical indices are pointing in the right direction.
The world is taking notice of Ghana’s economic strides. Earlier, in January, the World Bank stated that Ghana’s economy would probably grow by 8.3% this year, which would make it the fastest growing economy in the world.

Last week, Bloomberg described Ghana’s Stock Exchange as the best-performing Stock Exchange in the world for January 2018. The report illustrated how the Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index has gained 19% since the start of the year, in dollar terms, ahead of the Nigerian, Chinese and Brazilian Stock Markets. Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, is proving to be a national asset.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SAVINGS

In 2017, my first year in office, 394 Sole Sourcing Requests were made, out of which 223 (56.6%) were approved, and 171 (43.4%) were rejected. There were 346 Requests for Restricted Tenders, and 167 (48%) were approved, and 179 (52%) were rejected. The savings, made over the year as a result, amounted to some GH¢800 million.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY

I believe it bears repeating here that, thanks to these boring figures, for the first time in a long while, we have been able to provide better budgetary support to the constitutionally-mandated institutions that hold government accountable, i.e. Auditor-General, Parliament, Judiciary, Ministry of Justice, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), and the Police.

PENSIONS

We have been able to transfer some GH¢3.1 billion of Tier 2 pension funds into the custodial accounts of the pension schemes of the labour unions, funds that have been outstanding for six years, and about which the labour unions had been loudly complaining.

DAILY MINIMUM WAGE

As a result of engagements with organised labour, we ensured that the National Daily Minimum Wage was determined and approved before the laying of the 2018 budget by the Minister for Finance.

NO STRIKE ACTIONS

There were no strike actions last year. We will continue the constructive dialogue with organised labour to find mutually satisfactory solutions to their concerns, in order to guarantee industrial peace.

JOB CREATION

We have put in place the structures to help small and medium scale enterprises and budding entrepreneurs through the challenging start-up years. The availability of cheaper credit is good news for business in general, and means better prospects for jobs.

Government has established the Nation Builders Corps to employ 100,000 young persons, in 2018 alone, to assist in public sector service delivery in health, education, agriculture, sanitation and the revenue collection department of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

We have launched the Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship Programme at the Accra Digital Centre. This programme, with ten regional training centres, has already recruited 3,000 young, unemployed people, to undergo a 3-month all-expenses-paid training. I am happy to announce that Ecobank Ghana Ltd has already offered to engage all 3,000 young people, after the training programme. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

$1 MILLION PER CONSTITUENCY

On the first working day of this year, I signed into law the Acts setting up the Development Authorities. Mr Speaker, the creation of these Authorities marks a fundamental change in how part of the development budget, i.e. the equivalent of $1 million per constituency per year, is going to be spent in our country.

Local people will make the decision on what their greatest needs are, and direct the funds to those areas. Luckily, there is some consensus on what constitutes the basic infrastructure needs in all communities, and we expect a smooth take-off in the work of these authorities.

We expect, for example, the provision of water and toilets to feature prominently in the agenda of the Development Authorities, until those two items can be taken off the must-do list of all constituencies around the country. Sixty years after independence, the least we can, and should, do is to make sure that every Ghanaian has access to water and toilet facilities.

SANITATION

The state of sanitation in our cities is wholly unacceptable. Our cities have been engulfed by filth. There is the urgent need for public authorities to find means of making our cities clean, and, in the case of Accra, fulfilling my pledge, one of the most ambitious of my presidency, to make it the cleanest city in Africa, by the end of my term.

Government is working with various private sector operators to tackle this major challenge, with strategies that are intended to effect a change in our attitudes towards waste generation, as well as to improve dramatically our methods of waste management. This will be complemented by the strict enforcement of sanitation rules and regulations.

Urgent attention will be given to clearing of rubbish all around the country. Apart from the systematic efforts being made to resolve the legacy of inherited debts in the sector, Government will spend, this year, an amount of GH¢200 million to address the vexed issue of sanitation.

I am confident that, by the time I come back next year, God willing, an appreciable improvement would have been made in the sanitation situation in the country.

ELECTION OF MMDCEs

It is a firm manifesto commitment of the New Patriotic Party. My discussions with the nation’s political leaders, including the former Presidents of the Republic, convince me that it is a step we must take. The constitutional impediment to this, in Article 55 of the Constitution, an entrenched clause, must, therefore, be removed.

To ensure the judicious use of the country’s resources, I propose that the constitutional processes for a Referendum should be initiated in such a manner that the holding of the Referendum will take place at the same time as next year’s District Assembly elections.

If successful, the outcome of the Referendum will mean that the current set of MMDCEs will be the last batch of Chief Executives to be appointed under the current system.

CREATION OF NEW REGIONS

I am convinced that the creation of new regions alone would not open up our country. That would not, on its own, convince our young people that they do not have to come to Accra to make a living. We have to improve upon the transportation system so that no part of this country feels cut off, or can be deemed to be too far from the centre. That is one of the most effective ways to stop the unsustainable rush to Accra.

EASTERN CORRIDOR ROADS

This network of roads has suffered from deliberate, unproductive propaganda. It is hard to believe that, at a time when cocoa prices were going down, contracts were awarded for three sections of the road to be funded by COCOBOD. It comes as no surprise that COCOBOD has issued directives to suspend work on all three sections, which come up to almost 100 kilometres.

We are determined to find the needed resources to complete the Eastern Corridor roads. As I have heard it said among the Ewes, that which is important, you cook in an important pot.

ROADS

There is a crying need for work to be done on all our roads. The Western Corridor, the Central Corridor, trunk roads, feeder roads, town roads, around the country, all require urgent attention. We are determined to bring our road network to a befitting status, and this year we shall witness much more activity on the roads.

I must make mention of the work being done to restore the Accra-Tema motorway to its iconic status. With help from Japan, a loyal friend of Ghana, work is starting to build a three tier interchange at the motorway roundabout, and the plans for expansion into a six-lane motorway will be implemented from this year.

RAILWAYS

Last year, I made a brave assertion in this House by stating that the Takoradi to Paga railway would be initiated in the year 2017. I am happy to report that we are making progress.

We are in the final stages of agreeing with a significant investor the terms of a BOT Agreement, from Takoradi to Kumasi, which will be presented to Parliament this session. There is already a contractor on site for the construction of the Kojokrom to Manso section of the Takoradi to Kumasi rail line.

The process has commenced to select a suitable partner for the construction of the Eastern Line, from Accra to Tema to Kumasi. We aim to break ground this year. The Central Spine, from Kumasi to Paga, is also receiving attention, and consultants have been engaged to advise government on the best model for the development of the line.

Ghana and Burkina Faso are in earnest discussions as to the realisation Tema-Ouagadougou railway line. There are fortnightly meetings, either in Accra or Ouagadougou, and we are confident that deliberations will conclude, and actual construction will commence by the third quarter of this year.

FORMALISATION OF ECONOMY

The start of the digital address system, the introduction of paperless transactions at our ports, the rapid and continuing spread of broadband services are all helping to formalise and modernise our economy.

Subsequent to Cabinet approval, the framework agreement between Ghana and the Republic of Mauritius, for an initial investment in the development of a technology park in Dawa, in the Greater Accra Region, has been ratified by Parliament for implementation to begin.

Unfortunately, and predictably, a whole new set of dangers of cyber insecurity and fraud have emerged with these modern tools.

We are working to strengthen cyber security to build confidence, and protect the use of electronic communications in national development, and ensure that our young technologically savvy people would keep Ghana firmly in the exciting IT economy and its many opportunities.

EDUCATION

We need an educated and skilled workforce to be able to operate the modern economy we are creating. The Free SHS is a start towards this goal. It is a policy that has come to stay.

We are reforming the schools’ curricula to deal with the weaknesses in our education system, and lay greater emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (S.T.E.M), reading, history, and technical and vocational skills. A look at the national budget would tell you we are spending a lot of money on education.

It is, in my view, also important that the reform of our schools’ curricula should instil in our youth respect for the traditional values of discipline, fellow-feeling, hard work, honesty, integrity, and patriotism, without which no healthy, social development can occur.

HEALTH

We dare not compromise on the health of the population. We have cleared a substantial part of the debts and arrears that were choking the National Health Insurance Scheme. This has led to the revival of the NHIS, and the renewal of respect for the NHIS card. The health needs of our people are being better served.

PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITY

We promised, last year, to increase the share of the District Assemblies Common Fund to persons with disabilities from 2 percent to 3 percent, and we delivered.

Effective July last year, the policy of ensuring that 50% of the persons who manage the country’s toll booths are Persons with Disabilities started. Nonetheless, we are determined to address the other concerns of Persons living With Disabilities.

AGRICULTURE

This year, the One-Village-One-Dam project starts full operation. It is a simple, low-tech project, but these dams will make a big difference to all our lives and the livelihoods of our farmers.

Already, many of the little dams that had been abandoned, have been rehabilitated and brought back into use. A deliberate and specific intervention to help farmers is paying off.

Our farmers can see that the government is putting resources to back up the usual words. The 50% subsidy on fertilizer, and the increase in the provision of extension services, are making a great difference to the performance of Ghanaian agriculture.

Under the Planting for Food and Jobs scheme, we are witnessing a fresh interest in farming. The success of the first year has encouraged us to increase the scope of the programme, and, this year, some half a million farmers would be signed on, up from the figure of two hundred thousand (200,000).

FISHERIES

This past year, we made sure that the close season was respected not just by the industrial tuna vessels, but, also, by the trawlers. We will adhere to this policy for the foreseeable future, which should help us replenish our depleted stocks.

More effective measures are being taken against illegal, unreported and unregulated methods of fishing.

We have also instituted measures to avert premix diversions, and strict auditing of landing beaches are in place. I can state that, since

November, there has been no report of premix diversion, a marked improvement from the past.

We have identified 100 dams in five regions across the country – Upper East, Upper West, Northern, Volta and Western – and stocked them with fingerlings. This is the start of big things to come.

1-DISTRICT-1-FACTORY

Agriculture forms the backbone of our flagship 1-District-1-Factory programme. The majority of the proposals that have been evaluated and accepted for support under the scheme are agro-based. It is food processing after all that has been the take-off point for industrialization in most developed societies. It also fits in with our determination to open up our country, and make jobs and facilities available in all parts of the country.

GALAMSEY

We are waging a valiant struggle to bring the galamsey phenomenon under control. We have had to ban small-scale mining for the past nine months. We acknowledge that the banning of small-scale mining cannot be the long-term solution in a country such as ours, which is blessed with so many minerals; but, as the saying goes, desperate situations call for desperate remedies.

We cannot look on, as our very existence as a country is put in jeopardy and our water bodies, forests and land mass are destroyed.

Even with the ban, it has been a never-ending battle with the galamseyers, and I am sure the House will want to join me, in paying tribute to the members of our forces in the Operation Vanguard that are protecting our environment. They are Ghanaian patriots of the first order.

We have started various schemes to find sustainable alternative sources of income for the galamsayers. Nothing will ever equate the attraction of the search for gold or diamond, and maybe the drama of actually finding some, but this generation of Ghanaians dare not preside over the destruction of our lands.

The state of our rivers and forests remains a great cause for worry, and it is our sacred duty to protect them. I hope I can count on the total support of the House to help nurse our degraded lands and rivers back to health.

I am equally grateful to those chiefs who have supported the fight against galamsey. My government will continue to reach out to our traditional rulers, so that, together, we can address pressing issues facing our nation and its peace and stability.

ENERGY

A lot of hard work has gone into easing the intolerable debt situation that threatened to paralyse the energy industry. We still have problems with the cost of power, and we are working to put Ghana at a competitive advantage.

We intend to find private sector operators to buy into the state owned thermal plants, and inject the capital needed to bring power tariffs down for both domestic and commercial consumers.

I am sure that the House shares my relief that DUMSOR is no longer part of our everyday lexicon. Long may it stay so.

SECURITY

The police, the prosecution services and the judiciary owe it to all of us to make us feel and be safe. I do not need to repeat that crime wears no political colours, and I am certain that message has gone down to all. The law enforcement agencies will crack down very hard on all those who would disturb the peace of our nation.

We will give the Police the resources they need to do their job. An initial amount of GH¢800 million is being made available to procure and supply, within the next six months, critical, modern policing equipment and gadgets to enhance the capacity of the police to enforce law and order, including one thousand (1,000) vehicles, motorbikes, and ammunition. Already, the successful renegotiation of existing contracts has enabled us purchase, forthwith, 100 vehicles for the Police.

In the medium to long-term, we will purchase drones and helicopters to assist the police combat violent and environmental crime. The crime laboratories will be modernised, and properly equipped to provide the necessary support. The police intelligence unit will also be strengthened. The perennial problems associated with police accommodation will be tackled, and a compensation package introduced to cover officers in their line of duty.

We shall not allow miscreants of any sort to terrorize our population; and I promise that there will be no hiding place for criminals. I am certain that the interventions we are introducing will boost morale in the service, and I urge the House and all citizens to support the police to deliver the service we deserve.

CATTLE RANCHING

We are rehabilitating the kraals or ranches that were abandoned after the Kufuor-led NPP government left office in 2009. They will become operational shortly to provide secure, grazing places for cattle. At the same time, efforts are also being intensified to find an ECOWAS-wide solution to an issue, which goes beyond the boundaries of our country, and is affecting the entire West African region.

ARMED FORCES

We are beginning to address the problems of our Armed Forces. I am happy to report that work has started on the Barracks Regeneration Programme. The acute accommodation problems that face our security agencies must be, and are now being tackled

It is vital that all of us give maximum support to the noble and brave men and women of our security services, involved in Operation Calm Life, Operation Vanguard, and Operation Cow Leg, aimed at guaranteeing the safety of our people, the integrity of our environment, and the peace of our nation.

HOUSING

We have begun the difficult process of making housing affordable for Ghanaians. Government, last year, abolished the 5% VAT/NHIL on real estate sales, and continues to create a conducive environment that is reducing interest rates on mortgage loans.

Discussions are also on-going between the Pensions Regulatory Authority and the Banks to underwrite an effective mortgage system. This will facilitate access to housing for the ordinary budget. Government will also continue to create the enabling environment that will promote private sector investment in cheaper housing for the people.

OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROSECUTOR

The Special Prosecutor Act is an essential step in our overall strategy to combat corruption. I look forward to Parliament dealing speedily with the process of confirmation of the nominee, a person of proven professional ability, with an established record of integrity and independence of character. There is enough goodwill in the country to propel the first occupant of this position into setting a good and firm foundation for the position of the Special Prosecutor.

AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT

The Auditor-General’s Report on MDA liabilities as at 31st December, 2016, makes truly alarming reading. I make reference to the fact that a staggering amount of GH¢5.4 billion has been identified as constituting fictitious claims.

Every day, we hear reports on our radios and televisions of dilapidated classrooms, and children who sit on floors at school. Just think of the difference that GH¢5.4 billion would make to the nation’s finances. That would certainly be enough to build and furnish hundreds of classrooms, and construct the Eastern Corridor roads.

Every citizen is affected by acts of corruption, and we should all work to tackle them. Government has an obligation to treat the Auditor-General’s Report seriously, and to work to retrieve illegally acquired monies from those who would impoverish us all.

The role of OccupyGhana in increasing awareness of the importance of the work of the Auditor-General should be recognised.

ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION

The Preamble to the Constitution of the Republic enjoins each one of us to uphold the principles of Freedom and Justice, Probity and Accountability. In furtherance of these principles, I have made it publicly known that anyone, who has information about acts of corruption by any of my appointees, should bring it forward, and should be prepared to back it up with evidence, for I will have it investigated.

So far, every single alleged act of corruption levelled against any of my appointees has been investigated by independent bodies, and, in some cases, by Parliament itself, and the findings made public.

It is important to note that, in my first year of office, despite having a clear parliamentary majority, two separate bi-partisan probes in Parliament have been established to inquire into allegations of corruption, as against zero in recent years, notwithstanding the persistent calls by the then Minority over several allegations.

With the greatest of respect, and in the words of the articulate Minister for Information, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, no matter how long a log stays under water, it will never become a crocodile.

ONSHORE OIL DISCOVERY

Last year, I directed our state-owned oil development company, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), to pay particular attention to this potential. It is good to hear that that directive appears to be yielding dividends, as GNPC, from the results of its pilot survey in the Voltaian basin, has established the presence of a working petroleum system. I hope that, eventually, there will be something big for us to cheer about.

SPORTS

This year, we will continue the process of passing the Legislative Instruments of the National Youth and Sports Act, pursue the enactment of the draft National Sports College Bill, and create a Sports Fund to improve sports development in the country. Government also remains committed to the development of football in the country.

We have begun the rehabilitation of the Accra Sports Stadium, aka Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, and in partnership with the Inner City and Zongo Development Ministry and the Ghana Football Association, we are constructing a number of football pitches in the Zongos and across the rest of the country, to aid in the revival of colts football, which has been responsible for the production of talents like Abedi Pele and Tony Yeboah.

FOREIGN POLICY

I have been active in keeping up and promoting the historical role of Ghana within these communities. I have travelled around our neighbourhood and beyond, and I am glad to report that the Black Star is shining. It is the reason for the unprecedented numbers of world leaders – African, Asian and European – who have thronged our shores this past year, and enjoyed our renowned Ghanaian hospitality.

CREATIVE ARTS

I am very much aware that we have to create the space and atmosphere for our artists and creatives, and we shall support them. The foundations for the passing of the Creative Arts Bill have been laid, and, ultimately, processes for the setting up of the Creative Arts Fund will be completed to enable our creative artists to access funds to boost their art.

TOURISM

We are building a Ghana, where tourists will feel at home, and we shall feel proud when they say “I was in Ghana.” On December 15, 2017, I joined the chiefs and people of Osu and Gbese to cut the sod for the 241-acre Accra Marine Drive Project. This project, during construction and upon completion, will generate thousands of jobs for the local community and across the value chain, and position Ghana as a key tourism destination.

GENDER

I promised last year we would endeavour to pass into law the Affirmative Action Bill. This did not happen. My commitment to the promotion of the advancement of women is without question. Women constitute the majority of the population, and our success or otherwise as a nation will be measured by how well women are doing. The Bill will definitely come to Parliament this session.

I have thrown my full weight behind the HeforShe campaign, and the Gender and Development Initiative for Africa (GADIA), an initiative stemming from my position as the African Union’s Gender Champion. I urge all Ghanaian males to join together in giving Ghanaian females the dignity they deserve.

I further entreat all of us, male and female, to support the implementation of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which have been incorporated into Government’s Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies, which was laid before this House on 13th November, 2017, and the execution of which will ensure that no Ghanaian is left behind.

Our nation is on the right path. We will build a Ghana Beyond Aid.

Source: graphic.com.gh

Mr John Dramani Mahama, Flagbearer of National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 Presidential Election, says he disagrees with the process of trial and ruling of the Supreme Court in the Election Petition.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged to execute the desires of Ghana’s political stalwart, Dr Joseph Boakye Danquah, in making Ghana deep-rooted in the tenets of freedom, the rule of law, equity and justice.

President Nana Akufo-Addo has indicated his government’s readiness to prosecute all corrupt officials irrespective of their backgrounds.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has served notice that he is prepared to put his Presidency on the line in his avowed quest to fight illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey.

Mr Speaker,

 I extend a hearty akwaaba, our word of welcome, to their Excellencies, the distinguished leaders of sister states from our region and continent, as well as to eminent representatives from other friendly nations and international organisations, who are gathered here in the vibrant city of Accra, capital of Ghana, to join us on this auspicious occasion. I thank each and every one of you for being present at this inauguration of my second mandate, COVID-19 notwithstanding. Your attendance is an expression of solidarity and friendship that speaks volumes of your attachment to the goals and aspirations of the Ghanaian people and State, for which we are very grateful.

Welcome to the seat of the Presidency of our country, ladies and gentlemen of the media, and I wish you all a happy New Year. The start of a new year is the ideal time to take stock of the year that has just ended, and look forward to the new one.

God is having a good laugh up there. He has known, since Adam, that every imagination of the thoughts of the human heart is evil all the time. He looks at the greed, every grubby detail of our ‘clever’ plot to win Election 2020, and laughs.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made a clarion call to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) particularly its aspiring parliamentary candidates to once again demonstrate that it is the party with the strongest attachment to the principles of democratic accountability as they go into the polls Saturday.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says former President John Mahama has resorted to lies and outright fabrications because he does not fear God.

Former President John Dramani Mahama has filed a motion for the Supreme Court to give him the green light to correct an ‘error’ in his election petition challenging the validity of the declaration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the winner of Election 2020.

Former President John Mahama has asked the government to publish plans on how it intends to protect the economy in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

President Akufo-Addo has described the “unprecedented infrastructure development” mantra by the John Mahama administration as a propaganda which was aimed at luring the people to renew the mandate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Written By Ahumah Ocansey, ESQ - May it please your Excellency to be acquainted with an idea of which you know much about, but which has been crystalised to give it poignancy and relevance in building a great nation.

The Minority in Parliament believes that Ghana is recording high numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections because President Akufo-Addo failed to take actions early and instead decided to tour Europe.

Written By Ohenenana Obonti Krow - I think President Akufo-Addo misunderstood former President Mahama on the latter's comment on brutalities being meted out to innocent citizens supporters, MPs and party executives of the NDC by Npp vigilante groups. Ghana is drifting and gradually assuming the status of a failed state and the former President is urging President Akufo Addo to spend few months left of his administration to provide a leadership that will secure respect for the lives of Ghanaians. His criticism is not about being a political opponent. It has to do with what is in the best interest of Ghanaians.

The euphoria that ushered in President Kufuor’s administration, sixteen years ago, was electrifying. The expectations, though I stand to be corrected, was much astronomic than it is now. Sadly, that energic ecstasy petered out like a morning mist in no time. In less than a year, Ewura Ama’s classic mid 70s hit was revived and became the vogue – Medofo Adaadaa Me. The reality was that the youth at the time who bought into President Kufuor’s promise of providing jobs felt jilted when after a year in office they saw no signs of that ubiquitous pledge seeing the light of day.

Written By Kofi Freeman - NPP government is not delivering at all. It's a talking shop and quite poor in its delivery. Nothing is happening. Refuse is not removed; health care is the same; supporters are distant from the gov’t and remain unemployed and so comatose.

Written By Citizen Tay - One year of NPP government has been average even though there is more room for improvement. My concentration is on the improvement, and not just the assumed successes chalked because we deserve more as citizens. Hehehehehe.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has told members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), that recent history of politics in the country is replete with examples that must be avoided if the party is not to fail.

Written By Kennedy Adjei - NPP-Denmark wishes to congratulate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for emerging decisively victorious over the sitting president, H.E. John Mahama in a hard fought battle of the just concluded December 7, 2016 elections.

We wish to thank H.E. President John Mahama for his gracious concession, which has secured the peace and deepened Ghana’s enviable democratic credentials. We again thank the people of Ghana for the peaceful manner they conducted themselves throughout the whole exercise especially during the tense moments when they were anxiously waiting for the results to be declared by the Electoral Commission.

Indeed, ours is a maturing democracy and Ghanaians everywhere are very proud about this latest achievement of our democratic development.

Sir, we in Denmark are particularly thrilled at the huge margin of your victory and the overwhelming majority seats the party has won to form the next parliament. This is a massive endorsement of the many brilliant policies you expounded on the campaign trail.

Thus a high level performance is to be expected from you by Ghanaians. NPP-Denmark however strongly believes in you and your team’s capacity to live up to the high expectation of Ghanaians by working hard to build a thriving economy; bring down corruption, which has become an existential threat to our nation, to a barest minimum; and a meritorious society where hard work and playing by the rules can enable every Ghanaian to achieve his/her dreams.

Fortunately, NPP and Ghana are endowed with many talented men and women both home and abroad who are ready, willing and thus can be called upon to help in executing your agenda and vision for the country.

Sir, yours has been a long and arduous journey to the presidency. Your resilience, tenacity, discipline and the unshakable belief in the can-do spirit of the Ghanaian along this journey is very inspiring and worth emulating.

NPP-Denmark strongly believes that you have not come this far to disappoint the nation and that these aforementioned qualities will bear strongly on your government.

We also hope you will have a big heart for honest critiques/feedbacks, irrespective of where they may come from, to ensure continuous improvement.

We have no doubt that your leadership will be that of purpose driven, performance oriented and principles-led that will greatly help in positioning Ghana towards real progress and prosperity.

We thank God for listening to the cries of Ghanaians for change. The battle indeed is the lord’s. May the good Lord grant you wisdom, strength and guidance as you embark on the daunting but surmountable task of transforming our country.

We wish you the very best, Sir.

Kennedy Adjei Vice Chair, NPP-Denmark

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As we celebrate the 25th year of the 4th republic and the first year of the reign of His Excellency, Nana Addo, I am unable to jubilate. Rather, I've soberly reflected on what has prevailed in this short period of Nanaism!

Written By Ajoa Yeboah-Afari - President Nana Akufo-Addo has recently been at the centre of a furore about remarks he made in Canada, regarding the status of equality and the empowerment of Ghanaian women. One of the most trenchant was the reaction of Nana Oye Lithur, a former Gender Minister.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that Ghana’s economy is in a much poorer shape than he anticipated.

A Deafblind Harvard University law graduate activist, an attitude-changing teen dance troop from a Ugandan slum, and a Mauritanian modern day slavery abolitionist hero, are among the fresh faces joining renowned business magnates.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured that his government “will fund the cost of public Senior High Schools for all those who qualify for entry from the 2017/2018 academic year onwards.”

Spelling out details of the policy, “so that no one in Ghana is left in any doubts”, the president explained that “by free SHS, we mean that, in addition to tuition which is already free, there will be no admission fees, no library fees, no science centre fees, no computer lab fees, no examination fees, no utility fees; there will be free textbooks, free boarding and free meals, and day students will get a meal at school for free.”

President Akufo-Addo left the country on Saturday 6th July, 2019, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, being held in Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger.

President Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 12th May, 2020, commissioned the ‘New Douala Barracks’ at Burma Camp in Accra, whose construction commenced in 2017, as part of the Barracks Regeneration Project.

President Akufo-Addo on Friday, 9th July 2021, commissioned the Four Tier Pokuase Interchange, the first of its kind in Ghana, the first of its kind in West Africa, and the second of its kind in Africa.

I congratulate Lydia Seyram Alhassan on her emphatic victory in Thursday’s by-election, in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency. The electorate in the constituency has made an excellent choice, and I am confident she will serve their interests in Parliament with distinction.

President Akufo-Addo, this past Tuesday, cut the sod for the commencement of the Appolonia City Housing Project. The goal of the project is to deliver 2,000 affordable homes Ghanaians.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched the $2 billion Government of Ghana – SinoHydro Master Project Support Agreement (MPSA), and also cut the sod for the construction of the Tamale Interchange, the first interchange in the northern sector of the country.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will deliver his maiden State of the Nation Address to Parliament today, during which he is expected to outline his policies to address the economic challenges confronting the country.

President Akufo Addo has been honoured with the Akan title “OseadeɛyƆ”, by the leadership and members of the Adanwomase Kente Weavers and Sellers Association.

Written By Ohenenana Obonti Krow - The President's speech at this year's 'State of The Nation Address' can best be described as illusory and vague. He repeated his promises and stated things he plans to do but he seems to have no clue how he is going to achieve that. It seems he is still on the soap box, whereby promises and promises, intentions and lies, are the order. That serious national occasion metamorphosed into a praise and worship ceremony where the President showered praises on his Ministers.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today launch the GH¢600 million stimulus package to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) negatively affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Friday, 21st February, 2020, for a 12-day working visit to Scotland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Belgium.

President Akufo-Addo on Sunday, 3rd February, 2019, left Ghana for an 8-day working visit to South Africa, the United States of America, and Ethiopia.

President Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Thursday, 28th March, 2019, to begin a nine-day visit of the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba.

President Akufo-Addo has made the following changes to the composition of his government, with immediate effect

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Sunday, 28th March 2021 for Spain, to attend the “Focus Africa 2023” Conference, being held in Madrid.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented 140 vehicles, comprising 50 Ankai buses, 40 Toyota Landcruiser Hardbody Vehicles and 50 Toyota Hilux Pickups, to the Ghana Armed Forces, in fulfillment of an October 2018 pledge he made to the military.

President Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 26th October, 2018, presented 200 hundred Toyota Camry vehicles to the Ghana Police Service.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said in London that Ghana has learnt bitter lessons from the colonial past and will now open its eyes wide when dealing with other countries and investors.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been re-appointed for a second term as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Friday, 2nd March, 2018, presented with the Exemplary Leadership Award, in recognition of his “courageous and transformative leadership”, “commitment to education” and for his implementation of “people centred policies.”

President Akufo-Addo says his government will create a society full of opportunities and incentives for Ghanaians.

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to leave Ghana on Sunday, 16th May, for a nine (9) day official working visit to France, Belgium, and South Africa.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday expressed concern about the disinformation – twist of facts by sections of the media, something, he said is unhelpful to the nation’s development.

Source: presidency.gov.gh

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has in a Christmas and New Year message indicated that the year 2019 would see more prospects for Ghanaians.

Written By Anuga Fortunate - To begin with, the purpose of this write-up is to put into proper and clearer perspective the responses of our President to questions on homosexuality that were posed to him in his interview with Jane Dutton of Aljazeera, and its far reaching implications on the Culture, Traditions, conscience, and the general well-being of Ghanaians.

Mr President, Secretary-General, Your Excellencies,

Ghana presents her compliments to you Mr President, worthy representative of our great neighbour, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and extends hearty congratulations on your election to preside over this 74th General Assembly. We extend our appreciation to the President of the 73rd Session for her work, and commend the brave theme that has been selected for our consideration during this meeting.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today begins the first phase of his 2019 nationwide tour.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Saturday rallied Ghanaians to remain resolute in the face of Covid-19, and with unity, optimism and determination work to ensure that the country comes out of the pandemic speedily and favorably.

President Akufo-Addo Makes Changes To His Government

A private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has described as harsh the punishment for people who fail to wear nose mask in public.

 My dear friends and colleagues,

These, indeed, are not normal times. Here we are, at what should have been a crowded, happy, even riotous climax to our internal party elections, that would take us to the general elections in December. Instead of the loud, jam packed gatherings that we know, we have been reduced to the social distance correct roomful of one hundred (100) people.

Welcome, once again, ladies and gentlemen of the media, to Jubilee House, the seat of our nation’s Presidency. We almost missed our promised rendezvous of, at least, two press conferences in a year, but we have made it, and, as the saying goes, better late than never.

Written By Ahumah Ocansey - Ghana is ripe for change; it is overripe for revolu…, sorry, I mean to say reformation. Is the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, ready for that? Is he bristling with impatience to effect changes? Is he tremulous with pent-up energy to discharge in his work? Is he elated with a new vision for Ghana? Can he infect us with his spirit? Shall we be agog with the prospects of prosperity, rapid development, beauty, morality and decent environment?

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the Election 2020 Petition by former President John Dramani Mahama, saying it was without merit.

The Supreme Court has dismissed the application by the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 election petition, which sought to ask it to grant leave for the Electoral Commission (1st respondent) to answer 12 questions regarding the declaration of the presidential election results.

A GNA feature by Nana Kodjo Jehu-Appiah - There is a gentleman in Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings Party- the National Democratic Party (NDP), whose impeccable grasp of the Queen’s language is beyond dispute.

The publication of a photo of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flag bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, sipping Kalyppo fruit juice on social media has sparked the lighter side of the race to the Flagstaff House.

It is said that those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat the mistakes of the past. The December 2016 election has come and gone, with the successful inauguration of Nana Akufo-Addo as the Fifth President of the Fourth Republic. While this success story has received the commendation of the international community, the activities of some people going round seizing State facilities and even brutalising political opponent is denting Ghana's enviable democratic credentials. In spite of the fact that this lawlessness by party activists occurred in the past and was condemned, its recurrence anytime there is a change in political power democratically requires collective national effort to nip it in the bud. Allowing people to assume they have the power to storm State-owned institutions like the Tema Port and the Passport Office suggest lawlessness to the highest degree. The danger in this phenomenon is the apparent helplessness of the Police Service who are mandated to ensure law and order, especially protecting lives and property.

Written By Sulemana Braimah - Undoubtedly, our current President is a good speaker. He is often loud and clear, his pronunciations are super and his voice modulations make him sound melodious in the queen’s language.

Regular and faithful readers of this column will remember these words: “Any time I see Akufo-Addo and Bawumia looking each other in the eye and smiling, I ask myself: are these smiles born of political convenience? On TV and in newspapers, I always probe and ask: do I see, as Shakespeare puts it, ‘daggers in men’s smiles’?

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the government’s decision to deport Chinese national, Aisha Huang who was facing three counts of undertaking small-scale mining operations was a mistake.

The police and other security services will collaborate to strictly enforce the COVID-19 safety protocols, following an upsurge in the number of active cases, coupled with the discovery of new variants of the pandemic in the country.

President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended an olive branch to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to work together with government, following his election for a second four-year term in the 2020 General Election.

Written By Justice Abeeku Newton-Offei - When Nana Akufo-Addo returned home from England after taking some time off following the declaration of John Mahama as the winner of the 2012 election, I paid him a visit at his Nima residence. I greeted him and, as usual, he called me by my name and extended a warm hand of greeting.

Written By Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo - The President of every nation is the most popular figure in the country, well known by, all and sundry – and H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo is no exception, but, after him comes other personalities who are also popular; celebrities and entertainers.

President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo has warned off non-Ghanaians to stay away from both the compilation of a new Voters Register and the 7th December, 2020 general elections.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday (March 6,2020) urged Ghanaians not to talk down themselves unnecessarily but be thankful to the Almighty for a blessed nation.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government has, over the last two and a half years, acted to correct the fundamentals of the Ghanaian economy, which, prior to his assumption of office, were in considerable disarray.

Written By Benjamin Tachie Antiedu and Goodnuff Appiah Larbi - The 2020 Presidential Election petition between John Dramani Mahama the Electoral Commission and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo continue to produce humorous moments, one of which arose when the wig worn by Mr. Akoto Ampaw (Esq.) attracted a jovial comment from the Bench.

One of the most important things that we can do for ourselves as a nation is to have shared dreams and desires.

Every progressive democrat must expect the government of Akufo-Addo to do at least two things - prosecute corrupt officials of the erstwhile NDC administration and pass the age old Right to Information (RTI) Bill - But I have a third. This government must also change Ghana's administrative capital. These, will shift the levers of governance to a top gear, where we can all appreciate the President's commitment to depart from business as usual. They will demonstrate a clear resolve to fight corruption and also improve business turnaround time for both local and foreign investors.

News bulletins on radio these past few months have become a litany of woes filled with cacophonous voices of protest.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged world leaders to focus their energies and resources on combating poverty, as their performance as governments will be judged by how successful they are able to reduce and eventually eradicate poverty in their respective countries.

Did you know that the second Friday of October is World Egg Day? Unknown to many so-called enlightened Ghanaians, the Animal Research Institute (ARI) of Ghana’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been celebrating the day at some selected schools in the country.