The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as the new Governor of the Bank of Ghana(BoG), after consultation with the Council of State. At a brief ceremony at the Presidency, which had the Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia; Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei … Read more
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as the new Governor of the Bank of Ghana(BoG), after consultation with the Council of State. At a brief ceremony at the Presidency, which had the Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia; Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday, April 3 swore in Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as the new Governor of the Bank of Ghana, after consultation with the Council of State. At a brief ceremony at the Presidency, which had the Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Chief of Staff Akosua … Read more
As expected, there have been mixed reactions on the media, as President Nana Addo bans new cars under his administration. President Nana Akufo-Addo has placed an indefinite ban on the purchase of state vehicles for all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). The ban he said, is to ensure that available resources are used in implementing … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has placed a moratorium on the purchase of new vehicles by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). A letter written by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare dated March 21 said the ban holds until further notice. MDAs have been instructed to make use of the “existing fleet of vehicles in their … Read more
North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed that a lot of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) purchased new vehicles ahead of government’s directive not to purchase new vehicles. According to him, the announcement was propagandist and an attempt to make government appear prudent. Mr Ablakwa insisted he had evidence to the effect that government … Read more
Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is accusing government of throwing dust in the eyes of public with a directive to all Ministries, department and agencies not to purchase of new vehicles. According to him some ministries have already bought the vehicles and wondered why government is now attempting to close the … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has issued a moratorium on the purchase of new vehicles by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), according to an official government communication. As part of measures to channel resources into meeting government’s “ambitious projects” such as the One-District-One Factory policy, One-Village-One-Dam initiative and the Free SHS among others, the Chief of Staff, Akosua … Read more
President Nana Akufo Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has placed a ban on the purchase of new vehicles by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). A letter written by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, dated March 21, 2017 said the ban holds until further notice. MDAs have been directed to make use of the “existing fleet … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has issued a moratorium on the purchase of new vehicles by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), according to an official government communication. As part of measures to channel resources into meeting government’s “ambitious projects” such as the One-District-One Factory policy, One-Village-One-Dam initiative and the Free SHS among others, the Chief of Staff, Akosua … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has placed a moratorium on the purchase of new vehicles by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). A letter written by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, dated March 21 said the ban holds until further notice. MDAs have been directed to make use of the “existing fleet of vehicles … Read more
Maverick Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Kwame Baffoe a.k.a Abronye DC is warning past government officials to return vehicles in their possession or be struck by thunder. The controversial party leader, who has gained notoriety in invoking curses, is promising to consult a thunder deity in the coming … Read more
President Nana Akufo Addo has appointed Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi as the Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructural Investment Fund (GIIF). His appointment is in accordance with Section 8 of the GIIF Act, 2014 (Act 887). A statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare confirmed the appointment of the former Education Minister. … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has affirmed the commitment of the government to empower women and build their capacities for them to play more strategic and enhanced roles in national development. He said the greatest mistake any government could make was for it to ignore the concerns of women in its quest to improve on … Read more
March 8th is celebrated every year as International Women’s Day, as designated by the United Nations. Over the years, women have played and continue to play crucial roles in our national development and daily lives. Women like Yaa Asantewaa, and Madam Theodosia Okoh, blazed the trail. Today, the fourth highest office in the land is … Read more
Political communication is not particularly different from other ways of using language. It is only sensitive and more political. Every one of us is, after all, a rhetorician. A mother cajoling her two year old son to finish his food is using rhetoric. Similarly, the government communications minister needs a bite of rhetoric to assure … Read more
The task force formed by the Government of Ghana to retrieve state properties in the hands of private individuals must ensure that some unscrupulous persons do not involve themselves in the process to rob people off their properties, Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi, General Secretary of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, has said. The Government … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, February 16, 2017 swore into office the newly composed membership of the new Hajj Board. The ceremony, which took place at the Banquet Hall of the Presidency, was held in the presence of the Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and the National Chief Imam, Sheikh … Read more
Political communication is not particularly different from other ways of using language. It is only sensitive and more political. Every one of us is, after all, a rhetorician. A mother cajoling her two-year-old son to finish his food is using rhetoric. Similarly, the government communications minister needs a bite of rhetoric to assure us that … Read more
ActionAid Ghana has bemoaned the 20 per cent representation of women in the appointments of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo so far. After nominating 36 persons for ministerial appointments and an additional 10 to head Ghana’s regions, only nine are women. In commending the competence of the persons nominated, ActionAid Ghana says more women should … Read more