President Akufo-Addo is optimistic that his government will give a good account to Ghanaians at the end of the 4-year term in office. According to him, the good deeds of the government is gradually clearing what he describes as a “mess” left behind by the Mahama government. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of some seven … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, 2 November 2018 swore in four ministers and two deputy ministers at the Jubilee House in Accra. They are Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah; Minister of Gender, Child and Social protection Cynthia Morrison; Minister of the Upper East Region, Ambassador Paulina Tangaba Abayage; and Mr Evans Opoku Bobie, … Read more
President Akufo-Addo is optimistic that his government will give a good account to Ghanaians at the end of the 4-year term in office. According to him, the good deeds of the government is gradually clearing what he describes as a “mess” left behind by the Mahama government. Speaking at the swearing in ceremony of some … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has admonished his ministers to work hard in order to ensure the promises they gave Ghanaians in 2016 are materialised. The president has also stated that the competence being employed by his administration is gradually clearing the “mess” left behind by the Mahama government. The president who was speaking at the swearing … Read more
The Majority Leader and Minister in charge of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has bemoaned the lack of quality in the caliber of people who represent constituents in Ghana’s Parliament. The Majority Leader, who was speaking on TV3‘s New Day on Monday, attributed the lack of quality to the level of corruption that takes place throughout … Read more
The Majority Leader of Parliament and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has bemoaned the quality of Members of Parliament in the house in recent times, including those from his side, the New Patriotic Party(NPP). In an exclusive interview with TV3 , the majority leader stated, “what we have in parliament as MPs I must … Read more
The Majority Leader of Parliament and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has bemoaned the quality of Members of Parliament in the house in recent times, including those from his side, the New Patriotic Party(NPP). In an exclusive interview with TV3 , the majority leader stated, “what we have in parliament as MPs I must … Read more
Government’s resolve to make Ghana the financial hub in the sub-region and to diversify the sources of funds for Ghanaian bonds will receive a boost as Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta leads a delegation to Japan. A statement from the Finance Ministry said the visit from April 9 – 14, 2018 is expected to boost bilateral … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on has fulfilled a promise he made to Anita Gyan, a young talented student who caught his attention with her poetry recital during the Ada Asafotufiam Festival last year. The 12-year-old student in Junior High School (JHS) One of the Ocanseykope D/A Basic School, displayed great talent in her poetry … Read more
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu has told the Minority to seek redress at the courts if they believe President Akufo-Addo erred in law in suspending the Upper West Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan. His call comes after the Minority challenged the legality of the President’s decision to suspend the regional minister rather … Read more
The Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Joseph Dindoick Kpemka appeared uninformed as he talked about the state of the coming in and subsequent handling of the controversial ex-detainees of Guantanamo Bay. The Deputy AG, speaking on the newspaper review segment of TV3’s morning show, New Day said he had no knowledge of the … Read more
The National Disaster Management Organisation (Nadmo) dispatched a team as part of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s delegation to Sierra Leone on Saturday. The trip is to send relief items to victims of last Monday’s mudslide that claimed over 400 lives and left thousands displaced. Ghana’s relief items worth $1 million were delivered to President … Read more
Dear Mr. President, usually it is the brightness of a day that will pre-dispose one to want to write a letter to you, mainly because all those (or almost, nearly all of them) who come near you or try to catch your ear or attention only wish to win your favour and so will want … Read more
The European Union (EU) is expected to lift the ban on some vegetable exports from Ghana by the end of this year [2017]. The move should increase Ghana’s production of such vegetables to about 20 million dollars. The EU has banned the exports of some vegetables from Ghana over concerns on their quality. There have … Read more
The European Union (EU) is expected to lift the ban on some vegetable exports from Ghana by the end of this year [2017]. The move should increase Ghana’s production of such vegetables to about 20 million dollars. The EU has banned the exports of some vegetables from Ghana over concerns on their quality. There have … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Brong Ahafo Region has set Saturday, July 22 as the date for its Regional Annual Delegates Conference at the Sunyani Technical University. The party earlier settled on Thursday, 20th July, 2017 to hold the Conference but rescheduled it to the new date. Confirming the new date to Citi … Read more
Chiefs and people in Prestea Huni-Valley District of the Western Region have threatened to boycott all electioneering activities in the 2020 general election if the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo fails to redeem its campaign promise to revive the defunct Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited (PSGL). In a petition dated Saturday, July 7, 2017, … Read more
Civil Society Group, Odekro has reiterated calls for a re-examination of Article 78 which compels the President to appoint majority of Ministers from Parliament. The group stands by its earlier position that such a move undermines the authority Parliament possesses. The statement below contains details of Odekro’s concerns on President Nana Addo’s appointment Press Release: … Read more
Parliament has reconstituted its committees. This follows the appointment of some Committee chairmen into ministerial roles in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government. The Constitution enjoins the President to appoint not less than half of his ministers from Parliament. President Akufo-Addo has been criticized for appointing 110 ministers and deputy ministers which some claimed would … Read more
The First batch of 74 persons with disability (PWDs) has been recruited to work at selected toll booths across the country. Additional 126 will be engaged later this month. The move, according to the Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr. Kwasi Amoako-Atta, is in line with an initiative by the government to create employment opportunities … Read more