Spokesperson of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, Frank Agyekum has confirmed that his boss also received 2.3 acres of land from the state just like former President Jerry John Rawlings. According to him the state is mandated to erect a building on the land for him. “Yes it is correct,” he said on the Citi … Read more
Spokesperson of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, Frank Agyekum has confirmed that his boss also received 2.5 acres of land from the state just like former President Jerry John Rawlings. According to him the state is mandated to erect a building on the land for him. “Yes it is correct,” he said on the Citi … Read more
The former spokesperson of former President Jerry John Rawlings, Kofi Adams, has stated that there is nothing wrong with the state giving former presidents lands as part of their retirement packages. According to him, the brouhaha following reports that the previous government leased over four acres of unnumbered plots of land to former president Rawlings … Read more
Former President Jerry John Rawlings yesterday parried reports that he had acquired a government plot for GH¢10 per annum for 99 years. Mr Rawlings appears not to be happy with media reports that he had been given 4.3 acres of land for a fee of GH¢10 every year, saying that no deal had been reached … Read more
Scores of people continue to throng the Manhyia Palace as the burial and final funeral rites of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II enter the third day. Key among the personalities include President Akufo-Addo, former Presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufuor as well as representatives of the various foreign missions … Read more
The immediate past Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Nii Osah Mills, has said there is nothing wrong for government to provide residential facilities on state lands for former heads of state. According to him, the state owes it a responsibility to treat former leaders well. Mr. Osah Mills was commenting on a recent revelation … Read more
The immediate past Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Nii Osah Mills, has said there is nothing wrong for government to provide residential facilities on state lands for former heads of state. According to him, the state owes it a responsibility to treat former leaders well. Mr. Osah Mills was commenting on a recent revelation that former President … Read more
The office of former President Jerry John Rawlings, has explained why he once requested to be given some additional lands, after the state had already allocated a plot to him for the purposes of the establishment of the Rawlings Foundation. According to a statement signed by Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, Communications Director at the Office of … Read more
Former President Jerry John Rawlings says he has no lease agreement with government over a purported four plots of land allegedly allocated to him at the Ridge in Accra. In a statement released Tuesday, the former Ghanaian leader said that although he expressed interest in the acquisition of the land, it has not been allocated … Read more
The office of former President Jerry John Rawlings, has explained why he once requested to be given some additional lands, after the state had already allocated a plot to him for the purposes of the establishment of the Rawlings Foundation. According to a statement signed by Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, Communications Director at the Office of the … Read more
The office of former President Jerry Rawlings has rebuffed suggestions in social media publications that he intended to illegally appropriate for himself a piece of land at Ridge, Accra. His office says the former President wrote officially to the immediate past government to request for a piece of land for the establishment of a Rawlings … Read more
The Mahama administration, according to documents intercepted by Class91.3FM and Class News, in May 2016 leased over four acres of “unnamed plots” of prime lands along the Sekou Toure Street, Ridge Residential Area in Accra, to former President Jerry John Rawlings at a yearly irrevocable rent of GHS10 for 99 years renewable for 50 years … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is full of praise for his predecessor John Mahama for exhibiting maturity and keeping his cool over the Cantonments bungalow saga. Former President Mahama’s request to keep the prestigious house he had occupied for eight years as a vice president and president, as part of his retirement package, attracted avalanche … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has commended former President John Mahama for ensuring a peaceful election and transition process. Speaking at a special thanksgiving service held at the Ridge Church , President Akufo Addo said the former President’s conduct during the election is a credit to Ghana. “Our thanks for this occasion must also go to my … Read more
President Nana Addo has commended former President Mahama for the way he has conducted himself over the controversy surrounding his request to keep his official residence. Speaking at a special thanksgiving service at the Ridge Church on Sunday, President Akufo Addo said the President has conducted himself very well despite the controversy surrounding the request. … Read more
I am not here to argue pointlessly about whether the letter dismissing the Mahama-appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the former Ghana Cocoa-Marketing Board (CMB), presently renamed Cocobod – for whatever the latter re-labeling may be worth – could not have been written in a more diplomatic or “polite” language, as preferred by Mr. K. … Read more
I am a bit puzzled, that the majority of Ghanaians who voted for change, are already lamenting, just because some form of change has only started with the creation of new ministerial portfolios, an increase of seven (7) from what existed in the previous government, realignment of a few, and in some cases a merger … Read more
President Akufo-Addo with some of his minister nominees President Nana Akufo-Addo’s list of nominated ministers indicates that his government will have 29 substantive ministers. Under Ghana’s fourth Republic, the number of Ministers who were appointed to serve varied under different governments. While former President Jerry John Rawlings chose 19 and 25 ministers in his two … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo’s list of nominated ministers indicates that his government will have 29 substantive ministers. Under Ghana’s fourth Republic, the number of Ministers who were appointed to serve varied under different governments. While former President Jerry John Rawlings chose 19 and 25 ministers from 1993 to 2001 respectively to serve under his government, John … Read more
From 1993 to 2017, the number of Ministers who have been appointed to serve have varied under different governments. While former President Jerry John Rawlings chose 19 and 25 ministers from 1993 to 2001 respectively to serve under his government, John Agyekum Kufuor had 31 ministers serving from 2001 to 2008. The infographic below captures the … Read more