The Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid, has rejected assertions that the President is trying to skew Ghana’s history to favour his father, Edward Akufo-Addo, and uncle, J. B. Danquah, who also played a key role in the fight for Ghana’s independence. Some Ghanaians have berated the President’s Independence Day address, claiming it undermined the efforts … Read more
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has congratulated President Akufo-Addo for what he described as a highly impressive speech delivered at the colourful parade that marked Ghana’s 60th Independence anniversary on Monday. For him President Akufo-Addo’s speech was one many would describe as a speech that re-ignited the spirit, and shot up the image of Africa. … Read more
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has described Ghana’s first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, as a true revolutionist who fought for the emancipation of Ghana and Africa. The 93-year old President made the remark while addressing the media at Ghana’s seat of government, the Flagstaff House on Tuesday. He used the opportunity to pay glowing tribute to … Read more
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has described Ghana’s first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, as a true revolutionist who fought for the emancipation of Ghana and Africa. The 93-year old President made the remark while addressing the media at Ghana’s seat of government, the Flagstaff House on Tuesday. He used the opportunity to pay glowing tribute to the … Read more
The National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has accused President Akufo-Addo of dishonesty in his speech during Monday’s Ghana at 60 anniversary celebration. “Some of the things that they put in there [[email protected] brochure] were not only inaccurate but were disingenuous,” he told Francis Abban on Morning Starr Tuesday. In what … Read more
The Executive Director of the Third World Network has described as “revisionist” President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s narration about Ghana’s independence struggle. Writing on his Facebook wall Monday, the founding editor of the Public Agenda newspaper said the President “cleverly” revised the role played by the nation’s first President Kwame Nkrumah and the Convention People’s … Read more
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) says President Nana Akufo-Addo distorted the history of Ghana’s independence struggle during his anniversary speech. The party says the President extolled the contributions of others’ in the struggle above that of Ghana’s first President and founder of the CPP, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. Director of Party Education of the CPP, Justice … Read more
As Ghana celebrates 60 years of nationhood, President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged Ghanaians to rise above ethnicity as the country strives for national development. Whilst acknowledging the importance of Ghana’s ethnic diversity, which features over 50 ethnic groups, President Akufo-Addo impressed the need to rise above the negative aspects of diversity in the name of … Read more
As Ghana celebrates 60 years of nationhood, President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged Ghanaians to rise above ethnicity as the country strives for national development. Whilst acknowledging the importance of Ghana’s ethnic diversity, which features over 50 ethnic groups, President Akufo-Addo impressed the need to rise above the negative aspects of diversity in the name of national … Read more
SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 60TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, AT THE INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, ON MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017 We are met here today to celebrate the 60th anniversary of our nation’s independence, to celebrate our freedom from the clutches of British imperialism, to … Read more
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has decried the degree at which the environment has been degraded, noting that Ghana’s dense forest has been depleted to the extent that the country imports timber. He also observed that the country’s rivers and lakes are disappearing, and those that still exist are all polluted. The president was speaking at … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has urged Ghanaians to be proud of the country as it marks its 60th anniversary on Monday, March 6. According to him, “we will achieve these goals when we move and act as a united people. We must take pride in our diversity by all means, but the Ghanaian … Read more
Our founders chose this day, March 6, as the date of our independence, in order to repudiate the Bond of 6th March 1844, which led to our land becoming a British colony, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. Delivering the 60th Independence Anniversary speech at the Independence Square in Accra on Monday, the … Read more
President Akufo-Addo is calling for unity among Ghanaians as the country forges forward to development. He says Ghana must pride itself in its diversity and rise above ethnic or sectional interest. In his address on the occasion of the country’s 60th independence anniversary celebration at the Black Star Square in Accra, the President called for … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo says Ghana no longer has an excuse to remain an underdeveloped country after 60 years of independence from colonial rule. In a nine-page speech and in 2,757 words, he pointed out the after successfully fighting off colonial rule in order to take charge of its own destiny, “we have run out of … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo says Ghana no longer has an excuse to remain an underdeveloped country after 60 years of independence from colonial rule. In a nine-page speech and in 2,757 words, he pointed out the after successfully fighting off colonial rule in order to take charge of its own destiny, “we have run out of … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has indicated his readiness to join the fight against the stealthy encroachment of school lands in the country. This follows concerns raised by headmistress and old students of the Achimota School about the nefarious activities of some private developers at the 90th anniversary celebration of Achimota School on Saturday. Concern After listening to … Read more
President Akufo-Addo yesterday gave a chilling account of what he went through to become what he is today, including borrowing to pay for school fees. He talked of the ordeal his late father and Ghana’s former president, Edward Akufo-Addo, went through raising him as a child, in a bid to inspire the country’s youth. This … Read more
Ghana’s independence is a landmark event that will always remain a spiritual backbone of our history. United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), was the main political party formed to champion our agenda for independence in the then Gold Coast, now Ghana. The six “wise men” popularly known as the “big six”, namely: Edward Akufo Addo, Ernest … Read more
The Osu Castle Presidential Museum of Ghana forms part of the legacy projects being put in place in celebration of Ghana’s 60th Independence Anniversary. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned Ghana’s former seat of government, the Osu Castle, as a Presidential Museum of Ghana, ahead of the country’s 60th Independence Day Celebration. The President … Read more