Tag Archives: Akufo-Addo

The first impact of the race for the leadership of the New Patriotic Party in the 2024 elections appears to have been felt with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo having to settle on the more neutral Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu as the presenter of the 2021 budget. As already known, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is currently indisposed as he undergoes treatment for ...

President Akufo-Addo and the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo have received the first dose of the initial consignment of COVID-19 vaccines which arrived in the country on Wednesday, February 24. The move to have the President and the first lady take the first jab of the vaccine is to assure Ghanaians that the vaccines are safe. The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu ...

The President’s Facebook page was on Sunday inundated with vile and funny comments as he was busily addressing the nation on the Covid-19 vaccines. President Akufo-Addo on Sunday urged Ghanaians to be confident about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines which are set to be deployed in the country this week. According to him, Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority has ...

On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah, veteran journalist Kwesi Pratt Junior has moved to clarify what he assumes to be ‘deliberate misinformation’ aimed at tarnishing the image and reputation of Ghana’s first president. Pratt on Saturday, February 27 edition of the Alhaji and Alhaji show on Pan African TV dismissed notions that some ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured that Ghana will not legalize LGBTQI under his presidency. Speaking on GHTODAY on Tuesday, the former deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, stated that the president has confirmed that he will not oversee same-sex relationships gaining grounds in the country. “We are a people of culture governed by rules and regulations. Whatever decision ...

Renowned pollster, Ben Ephson has cautioned former president John Dramani Mahama who is seeking re-election on the ticket of the NDC and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the risks posed to their respective parties in engaging in public rebuttals. His comments follow recent string of unsavoury political statements on ethnic lines made by John Mahama and a subsequent reply from president Akufo-Addo. John ...

Two groups in northern Ghana have issued separate statements demanding clarity from President Nana Akufo-Addo regarding his recent comment that: ‘If I was to get up to make a comment about Northerners or Gonjas, you can imagine the uproar that will be in this country’. President Nana Akufo-Addo made the statement while urging the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, with whom ...

President  Akufo-Addo has pledged to do whatever is necessary to strengthen the already-strong relations between Ghana and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to President Akufo-Addo, it is important for the progress of West Africa and, indeed, Africa, that Ghana and Nigeria are seen to be working together, and has assured that the two countries will continue down that path. ...

The Executive Director of Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS), Enoch Kwasi Gyetuah has described as shocking and disappointing claims by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he consulted relevant stakeholders in a decision to reopen schools. The president in his 16th address to the nation on measures taken to curb the spread of the Novel Coronavirus announced plans ...

President Akufo-Addo says he will set up a committee to investigate the reported military brutalities that characterized the just ended voter’s registration exercise. According to the President, the decision was reached at a meeting with Chiefs from the Volta region who visited him some weeks ago regarding the matter. “The lingering anxiety about the deployment led to a delegation of ...