After appointing more than half of his 110 Ministers and deputies from two out of the ten administrative regions in Ghana, the President, Nana Akufo-Addo has yet again appointed majority of his Cabinet Ministers from the Ashanti and Eastern regions. The aL-hAJJ can today report that, not only has the President skewed his “secret” Cabinet … Read more
The Chairman of the People’s National Convention, Bernard Mornah, has voiced his party’s opposition to the implementation of the Representation of the People’s Amendment Law (ROPAL). The law when implemented will make it possible for Ghanaians living abroad to cast their votes in every national election. Since the passage of the law under the John … Read more
Reports picked up by The Herald reveal that, the new management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has shown gross disregard to President Akufo-Addo’s freeze on the purchase of new cars by Ministries, Departments and Agencies by paying for a brand new 2017 V8 Toyota Land Cruiser for its powerful board chairman. Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, is said … Read more
A lawyer and a human rights advocate, Akufo-Addo became the president of the young oil-producing West African nation January 7, 2017 after his third attempt. He was floored by late president John Evans Atta Mills and immediate past president John Mahama in the 2008 and 2012 elections respectively. The Oxford-trained is Ghana’s fifth president under … Read more
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is 73 years today, March 29, 2017. A lawyer and a human rights advocate, Akufo-Addo became the president of the young oil-producing West African nation January 7, 2017 after his third attempt. He was floored by late president John Evans Atta Mills and immediate past president John Mahama in … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, during the unveiling of the [email protected] logo had said that national monuments will be built in remembrance of Ghana’s 60th anniversary. According to the President, the [email protected] national monuments will be in form of projects which will serve as souvenirs for the country’s Diamond Jubilee. Now, the 60th Independence Planning … Read more
The country’s 60th anniversary planning Committee has resolved to forfeit all remunerations due them. President Akufo-Addo’s announcement of a 30-member committee to mark the 60th Anniversary of Ghana’s independence received a backlash from critics following the fiasco that characterized the Ghana @50 celebrations under the erstwhile John Kufuor administration. But a statement signed by Chair … Read more
The country’s 60th anniversary planning Committee has resolved to forfeit all remunerations due them. President Akufo-Addo’s announcement of a 30-member committee to mark the 60th Anniversary of Ghana’s independence received a backlash from critics following the fiasco that characterized the Ghana @50 celebrations under the erstwhile John Kufuor administration. But a statement signed by Chair … Read more
Joy News can confirm that the 60th Anniversary planning Committee has resolved to forfeit all allowances and remuneration following public concern that the national celebration will be a burden on a struggling economy. “The service to be rendered by the committee members will be strictly on a pro bono basis,” a statement signed by Chair … Read more
Senior minister-nominee, Yaw Osafo-Marfo, has downplayed the relevance of a 40-year national development plan to guide Ghana’s development agenda. According to him, a long-term plan for national development must be limited to ten years due to world economic conditions and the advancement in technology. Speaking at his vetting in Parliament on Friday, Osafo Marfo said, … Read more
Senior minister-nominee, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has downplayed the relevance of a 40-year national development plan to guide Ghana’s development agenda. According to him, a long-term plan for national development must be limited to ten years due to world economic conditions and the advancement in technology. Speaking at his vetting in Parliament on Friday, Osafo Maafo said, … Read more
Senior minister-nominee, Yaw Osafo Maafo, has downplayed the relevance of a 40-year national development plan to guide Ghana’s development agenda. According to him, a long-term plan for national development must be limited to ten years due to world economic conditions and the advancement in technology. Speaking at his vetting in Parliament on Friday, Osafo Maafo … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has justified his decision to create six new ministries, explaining they would help in the efficient implementation of government policies. He says the new ministries have specific tasks that they are expected to achieve in the realising the promises he made to Ghanaians on the campaign platform. Speaking at the … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has named some 13 persons as ministers-designate for various portfolios, to serve in his government. Making the announcement at the Flagstaff House today [Tuesday], Akufo-Addo noted that, the individuals he named were persons he trusted and was confident in their ability to help improve the various sectors in which they will be serving. … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has named some 13 persons as ministers-designate for various portfolios, to serve in his government. Making the announcement at the Flagstaff House today [Tuesday], Akufo-Addo noted that, the individuals he named were persons he trusted and was confident in their ability to help improve the various sectors in which they will be serving. … Read more
The Association of Bolgatanga, Bongo, Tongo, Nangodi ( BONABOTO) in the Upper East Region is calling on president-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to consider appointing cabinet ministers from the region to curb the perception of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is an anti-Northern party. According to spokesperson for BONABOTO, Stanley Abopam, the erstwhile John Kufuor … Read more
President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo, has asked for more time to enable him name ministers who will serve in his government from January. Ahead of his official swearing-in on January 7, 2017, Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to present the list of his proposed ministers to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for … Read more
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has listed three differences between him and the president which should leave voters in no doubt that he will be a better president. The NPP Presidential candidate explained that this difference can be seen in how with GHC 20 billion the NPP implemented strategic social … Read more
President John Mahama has hit back at critics who say roads, hospitals and other infrastructural development do not translate into money in the pockets of Ghanaians. The President says contrary to taunts from his detractors on his infrastructural development drive, he will continue to invest in the sector since that will support the effort towards … Read more
A leading member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Yoofi Grant has warned Ghana cannot be under the watch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the next four years. According to him, “change is inevitable” come December 7 – when Ghana goes to the polls to elect a new president and parliamentarians in … Read more