INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE 1ST MEDIA ENCOUNTER, AT THE BANQUET HALL OF THE PRESIDENCY, ACCRA, ON TUESDAY, 18TH JULY, 2017 Let me welcome you all to the seat of the Presidency for this 1st media encounter since I came here. I must, at the outset, … Read more
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 met with journalists at the Flagstaff House to account for his stewardship to Ghanaians after 6 months in office. The meeting was to afford journalists the opportunity to ask him key questions they believe he hasn’t adequately addressed at various forums and also know about his plans on … Read more
AFTER 60 years of independence from our colonial rulers, it is important as a country that we use dialogue instead of violence to resolve our national issues. Today believes that through dialogue, the country will be able to maintain the peace that will ensure the growth of businesses, as well as entrepreneurial development. WHETHER in … Read more
So I eavesdropped on a heated argument between some folks regarding the recent suicide cases; and I tried really hard not to interrupt their argument although I was really pushed when I heard one say that “stupidity is when you jump from a storey building to die because you are hurt, you must be a … Read more
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP’S ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS Remarks as prepared for delivery TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and Citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, … Read more
President Donald Trump just delivered a searing inaugural address, attacking Washington and promising a new hope for Americans who want to dream big. A transcript of Trump’s first speech as president follows. “Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans and people of the world, thank you. We, the citizens … Read more
AKUFO-ADDO, PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, AT THE NPP THANKSGIVING SERVICE, AT ACCRA STADIUM ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 18, 2016 What can I say, my dear friends but to thank the Almighty God and rejoice in His everlasting goodness and kindness to us all. My heart is full as I stand before you today, washed … Read more
Our political history proves that during electioneering campaigns the chief strategy of the various political parties has been to awash our minds with gloom and doom. Our campaigns have become growth medium for fear; instilling into our mind-sets doom and gloom, overlain with the subtle spirit of antagonism and negativity which undermines our joy and … Read more
They say we are all the same but They say they are us… and we are them. They say we are all but the same; the same blood, skin and heart. They say we should have them at heart as they have us at heart because we all are but the same. They say we … Read more
Thought provoking lessons from the US presidential election I have been trying to process all that just happened on Tuesday, November 8th and Wednesday, November 9th. I often said it wasn’t impossible for Trump to be elected, especially ‘cos we’re dealing with a nation that gave G. Dubya a second term, but I didn’t expect … Read more
A rude awakening and lessons from the US Presidential Elections I have been trying to process all that just happened on Tuesday, November 8th and Wednesday, November 9th. I often said it wasn’t impossible for Trump to be elected, especially ‘cos we’re dealing with a nation that gave G. Dubya a second term, but I … Read more
I have had reasons constantly to blame our leaders for the woes of Africa. I look at Africa, the entire continent, the diseases, filth, plagues, wars, hunger and starvation. We are too backward. Poor leadership is what has put us there! Yes! Because we elect them to show us the way, to carve a way … Read more
Soul 1:”I have come of age and can see the end of my time on earth. It has been a wonderful journey with many ups and downs, never a standstill, never a going back to where we had started. Looking around me…oh, Buddha, truly and surely you were always on our side. Long time ago … Read more
I intend to stay in the spirit of patriotism, particularly as we are in an election year in Ghana, to inform citizens on what we ought to know and do before, during and after the general elections in order to preserve the peace and security on which progress and development can be achieved and which … Read more
The National Pledge of Ghana is an Oath of allegiance to the Republic of Ghana , and it is mostly recited immediately after “God Bless Our Homeland Ghana”. As I was growing up, I began to grasp the clear understanding of having to recite the national pledge. There is more to it than a mere … Read more