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  • A vote for Akufo-Addo is a vote for better future of the younger generation – Abronye DC

    Kwame Baffoe Abronye, Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged electorates to retain President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in power to secure a better future for the younger generation.

    According to him, the NPP has demonstrated it is ”the only party that builds the future of people” through the implementation of good programs, policies, and social interventions that had inured to the benefit of the citizenry.

    This, he said, warrants President Akufo-Addo to be given another term in office to continue his agenda for the country.

    Chairman Abronye was speaking at a durbar organised by the various professional groups in the Berekum West Constituency to canvass for more votes for the parliamentary candidate Hon Kwaku Agyenim Boateng and President Akufo-Addo ahead of the elections.

    He admonished the various groupings in the Party to eschew every element of complacency and put in hard work in order to secure a resounding victory for the party in the 2020 General Elections.

    Present at the durbar were the Regional Secretary Kofi Ofosu Boateng, 1st Vice Chairman Mr Joseph Mensah, 2nd Vice Chairperson Doris Asoma, Financial Secretary Mr Henry Oppong, Deputy Organizer Kofi Darko, Communications Director Asare Bediako Seth among other bigwigs in the party.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Ill respond to your claims Akufo-Addo to Amidu

    President Akufo-Addo says he will, in due course, respond to accusations of interference against him by the ex-Special Prosecutor in his resignation letter.

    Martin Amidu resigned from his post as Special Prosecutor citing interference by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his work.

    “The reaction I received for daring to produce the Agyapa Royalties Limited Transactions anti-corruption report convinces me beyond any reasonable doubt that I was not intended to exercise any independence as the Special Prosecutor in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and recovery of assets of corruption. My position as the Special Prosecutor has consequently become clearly untenable,” a part of the resignation letter said.

    It continued: ”It is essential for me to state for the purpose of the records, and contrary to public perceptions, that my appointment letter was received on 5th February 2020 (almost two (2)-years after my appointment). The copy addressees made no efforts to honour any of the conditions of appointment in terms of emoluments and benefits of the appointment ever since my warrant of appointment was issued on 23rd February 2018 to the date of my letter of resignation.

    Reacting to the claims, the Presidency in a statement said the “President has taken due note of the other matters raised in your letter and the government will issue a statement responding to them in due course.”

    Source: Starr FM

  • Akufo-Addo accepts Martin Amidus resignation

    President Akufo-Addo has accepted the resignation of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor.

    In a letter Tuesday, the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, stated that the President “has taken due note of the other matters raised in your letter, and government will issue a statement responding to them in due course”.

    Three years after his appointment, Mr Amidu wrote to the President on Monday explaining his decision to resign from office to enable his appointing authority “to take steps to appoint a replacement to that position as required by law.”

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GhqjDrIjzsshm6j7jJw2gxlgtYIf2o7O/preview

    In his resignation letter, the former Attorney General also revealed that his appointment authority made no effort to ensure that he was paid for his work since the state engaged his services in 2018.

    Accordingly, the President has directed Mr Amidu is remunerated for his services to the State.

    “The President has directed me to ensure that all emoluments benefits due you under law are paid to you accordingly,” the Chief of Staff said.

    Source: myjoyonline

  • I ceased drinking alcohol 26 years ago – Akufo-Addo

    In recent times that many people have claimed President Akufo-Addo is unfit to rule the country, the president has revealed some measures he’s taken to stay healthy.

    According to him, he quit drinking alcohol 26 years ago in a bid to live a healthy life.

    President Akufo-Addo while speaking in an interview on Good Evening Ghana Thursday, October 29, 2020, said “I stopped drinking in 1994. That is 26 years ago,” he said.

    He stated that he replaced the alcoholic beverage with water anytime he wants to have a drink.

    The NPP flagbearer also revealed that in instances where he has to attend events, he only takes in water, soda or soft drinks.

    On food, Akufo-Addo said his secret to healthy living is consuming “Kontomire and salted tilapia, known widely as “koobi”.

    The above-mentioned delicacy contains all the nutrients needed for growth.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Stop taking credit for cashew development, you deceived farmers – Mosquito ‘bites’ Akufo-Addo

    The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has chided President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over his failed promises to the people of Bono Region, particularly cashew farmers.

    According to Asiedu Nketia, President Akufo-Addo knows nothing about cashew development saying he could hardly differentiate a cashew tree from that of mango.

    He recalled a festival in the run-up to the 2016 election in Suma Ahenkro of the Jaman North District, then-candidate Akufo-Addo promised to raise the price of a bag of cashew when voted into office.

    The NDC General Secretary while addressing communities in the Banda constituency of the Bono Region as part of his campaign tour, stated that President Akufo-Addo deceived Cashew farmers with his sweet promises just to win power.

    “In 2016, a bag of cashew sold for GHC900 and Akufo-Addo promised a higher price when elected. Sadly, a bag of cashew will hardly sell for GH¢200 today. This is a total cheat. It is only an NDC government that cares about Cashew Development,” he said.

    On the part of the NDC, Hon. Asiedu Nketiah said the next NDC government under President John Mahama will establish a Cashew Development Board in the league with COCOBOD to restore and determine cashew prices in the interest of farmers.

    “Cashew Development Board will improve the wellbeing of Cashew farmers and it will bring money to the cashew farmers pocket under the leadership of John Dramani Mahama.”

    The NDC General Secretary has spent a considerable number of days touring his home region with his team which includes, NDC spokesperson on local governance, Mohammed Kwaku Doku, Fred Agbenyo, Deputy Director of International Relations and Brogya Genfi, former Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer.

    Source: My News GH

  • President Akufo-Addo advises Ghanaians against electoral violence

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has advised Ghanaians to avoid political violence, and express themselves through their votes on Election Day.

    President Akufo-Addo who was speaking during a Regional Campaign tour of the Odododiodoo Constituency in Accra, said anyone who engaged in violence and intimidation, had nothing to offer Ghanaians in the first place.

    He said as a country, there was the need to ensure collective efforts for peaceful election.” Africa and the entire global community is watching us.and they should see that we are disciplined,” the President said.

    He expressed joy at seeing a great gathering of Ga Chiefs, Elders and people, adding that it signalled increased cooperation among the Ga people.

    President Akufo-Addo said his government would do everything within its power to promote progress and unity among Gas, while he remained in power and urged Gas to strive towards living peacefully with each other saying, “Most importantly, we need peace in Accra during these elections. An election is a chance to make your choice of governance through voting, it is not a fight,” he said.

    In attendance were; Chiefs and Elders of Ga Land, as well as a large crowd of NPP party supporters and sympathizers, amidst a lot of dancing singing and display of NPP party colours.

    Source: GNA

  • Government begins distribution of 500K improved cook stoves

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched the distribution of the 500,000 improved cookstoves project, at a ceremony at Akuse, in the Eastern Region, on Monday, 26 October 2020.

    It will be recalled that during the 2nd Africa Climate Change Summit held in October 2019, in Accra, President Akufo-Addo indicated how the effect of Climate Change is undermining Africa’s ability for growth and development and pledged the commitment of his Government towards taking practical and proactive steps to mitigate the impact of climate change on the planet.

    A major programme of action of Government is, thus, the adoption of cleaner cooking solutions, by scaling up the use of LPG in households.

    “I am happy to inform you that significant progress has been made, and very soon the program for the LPG cylinder recirculation model, which will ensure wider use of LPG throughout the country, will be launched,” he said.

    The President continued, “Since it will be difficult to have all households switch to the use of LPG, in the short term, our strategy is to promote the use of two million improved and efficient wood-fuel stoves as an interim measure, until such time that all households eventually migrate to LPG or electricity as main cooking fuels”.

    President Akufo-Addo explained that the use of these improved and efficient charcoal stoves, coupled with the ongoing reafforestation programmes, has the potential to reduce significantly the emission of carbon dioxide and the rate of deforestation in the country.

    He thanked the East-West Power Corporation, the Climate Change Centre (CCC), and the Government of South Korea, for providing the grant funding of US$5,500,000.00 to produce locally and distribute 500,000 improved charcoal stoves in Ghana in exchange for carbon credit to offset their carbon dioxide emissions.

    This, he added, is a win-win situation for the parties involved, and, by far, the largest Certified Emission Reductions intervention in Ghana and West Africa.

    “The five hundred thousand improved cookstoves would be distributed to beneficiary households in all the sixteen (16) Regions of the country, using the distribution systems adopted by the Government of Ghana and the Korean investors. This is just phase one. Phase two, which consists of another 500,000 units is being developed for funding, so as to ensure that as many households as possible receive the improved cookstoves,” President Akufo-Addo said.

    In all, it is expected that some one million tonnes of carbon dioxide savings over the project life will be realized, and contribute to the improvement of the overall carbon footprint of Ghana.

    “In terms of the creation of job opportunities, about two hundred direct jobs have been created by this project alone in Ashiaman, Komkope, Mobole, Achimota, Kasoa, Weija, Cape Coast, and Kumasi, where artisans were engaged in the production of the various components of the stoves. This is expected to increase to some one thousand (1,000) direct jobs, as we scale-up,” President Akufo-Addo said.

    He, therefore, urged everyone working on this project to do so diligently, so that “we can leverage investments to grow the cookstoves manufacturing industry, increase access to improved cooking solutions, and maximize the benefits for our socio-economic development”.

    Source: Class FM

  • ‘Tema to get new sewer network, solid waste and water treatment plant’ Akufo-Addo

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of the construction of a sewer network and waste water treatment plant, and a solid waste treatment facility, at Tema.

    According to President Akufo-Addo, Tema is the foremost, well-planned community in Ghana, with a central sewerage network, pumping stations, and a treatment facility, which were constructed and commissioned in 1963, and, consequently, rehabilitated in 1994.

    The facility, the President noted, has been shut down because almost all the sewer lines have become obsolete and overaged, thereby creating environmental pollution and occasioning serious health hazards for residents.

    Indeed, the initial design capacity of the sewer plant was to treat twenty thousand (20,000) cubic metres of waste water per day for a total population of fourteen thousand, nine hundred and thirty-seven (14,937). The current population of Tema, according to the Ghana Statistical Service, is three hundred and sixty thousand, eight hundred and twenty-eight (360,828).

    “The sewer system can, therefore, not cope with the volumes generated as a result of increased population,” he said.

    The President continued, “It is, thus, for this reason that Government deemed it prudent to facilitate the construction of an Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant and a Waste Water Treatment Plant to address the environmental sanitation challenges confronting the good people of Tema.”

    He explained that the facility will be a modern waste water treatment plant with a combined system that will treat both waste water from the network and septage from cesspool trucks.

    “The design capacity is 44,000 cubic metres per day for wastewater from the sewer network, and 1,000 cubic metres per day of septage from cesspool trucks, for areas that are not on the network. The entire waste water treatment plant will comprise the construction of a new treatment plant, rehabilitation/retrofitting of the pumping stations, and construction of a new reticulation system (sewer network)”, President Akufo-Addo added.

    Additionally, a four hundred (400) metric ton state-of-the-art Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant will also be constructed at Ashaiman, and it is expected to receive, sort and process some four hundred (400) tons of municipal solid waste per day, to provide a sustainable solution to the solid waste disposal problem in Ashaiman and its environs.

    Once completed, the plants will provide an opportunity to have effective and efficient management of municipal solid and liquid waste in a more environmentally-friendly and sustainable manner.

    The production of organic compost for horticultural and agronomical purposes will be an added advantage to boost agricultural production and the programme for Planting for Foods and Jobs.

    “Processing of the recyclable fractions of the waste, i.e. paper, plastic and metal, for reuse as input materials for recycling will, in the medium to long term, improve sanitation in the area. Furthermore, the Integrated Composting and Recycling Plant and the Waste Water Plant will create hundreds of direct and indirect employment opportunities,” he said.

    President Akufo-Addo told the gathering that government has awarded a contract for the decommissioning and re-engineering of the Kpone (Tema) and Oti (Kumasi) landfill sites, to receive the growing solid waste generated within the Greater Accra Metropolitan and Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Areas respectively, so as to restore the sanctity of the environment.

    He, thus, urged all key stakeholders, particularly the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), to collaborate with the operators of the facility.

    Source: presidency.gov.gh

  • Phase one of 17-km Tema-Aflao road underway after Akufo-Addo cuts sod

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, October 25 cut the sod for the construction of Phase One of the Tema-Aflao road, in fulfillment of a pledge he made when he commissioned the Tema Interchange project.

    Once completed, this project will alleviate the plight of motorists traversing the Tema-Aflao stretch, and tie into the Trans-African Highway Project, from Lagos to Abidjan, with the current two-lane dual carriageway being expanded into a three-lane carriageway in each direction, he said.

    With commuters having to spend over four hours traversing the road along with the Dawhenya township, the President described the situation as “very unproductive”, hence the move by the government to address the situation on that road and other areas along other national corridors.

    The 17-kilometer road project begins one-kilometer east of the Tema Expressway Roundabout, incorporating mixed-use towns such as Dawhenya, and ends approximately 3km east of the Central University intersection.

    At the ceremony, President Akufo-Addo noted that the need to upgrade this corridor has been evaluated in the context of the overall Trans-West African Highway, in addition to the fact that this road serves as the backbone for a significant and growing coastal residential, economic and recreational population.

    Additionally, the Transport Infrastructure Framework of the Ghana Infrastructure Plan (2018-2047) recognizes some road sections as being critical to the socio-economic development of the country.

    The Plan, therefore, highlights that the development of these priority corridor roads will facilitate trade and movement of goods and services within the West African Region.

    He reiterated the commitment of the government to ensure the implementation of the declaration of 2020 as the Year of Roads, adding that more sections of roads across the country are being upgraded from gravel-surfaced to bitumen-surfaced dressed roads or asphalt concrete surfacing.

    The President expressed the gratitude of the government and the Ghanaian people to the British government for their continued assistance and support towards the construction of the Tema-Aflao road.

    President Akufo-Addo entreated the general public and all who, in one way or another, will be affected by the construction of this road, to observe the traffic management measures that the contractor will put in place during the execution of the works.

    Source: 3 News

  • After implementing free SHS, Akufo-Addo can achieve anything Adeiso Chief

    Chief of Adeiso, Osabarima Asare Oduro II, has said because President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been able to make the near-impossible free Senior High School (SHS) policy a reality, he can achieve anything he promises.

    “Akufo-Addo is not the only person who has been President of Ghana, but he is the only person who has done what no one has ever done,” Osabarima Asare Oduro II, is quoted in a report by Myjoyonline.

    According to the report, the traditional ruler made the comments when he addressed a durbar of chiefs and people of Adeiso during the visit of Vice President Bawumia on Sunday, October 25.

    “Osabarima was full of praise for the leadership and vision of President Akufo-Addo, especially his landmark intervention to provide free secondary education for all Ghanaian children.

    “Osabarima described the Free SHS intervention by President Akufo-Addo as unprecedented, and prayed for God to bless the President for prioritising the future of all Ghanaian children,” the report added further.

    According to the report, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia thanked the gathering for acknowledging the development agenda of President Akufo-Addo.

    The Vice President also urged the chiefs and people of the area to rally behind the President and the NPP Parliamentary candidate for the Upper West Akim Constituency, Frederick Obeng Adom.

    Dr Bawumia said the NPP has proved to be a party with the vision to transform the country, according to the report.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Akufo-Addo has done well in Agric sector – Akua Donkor admits

    The founder and flagbearer of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) Madam Akua Donkor, has conceded that the Akufo-Addo-led administration has done extremely well in the area of Agriculture and food security.

    Madam Akua Donkor, a popular farmer, admits that the NPP administration has changed the face of the agricultural sector, especially in terms of food availability and affordability.

    “As a farmer myself, I have to admit that President Akufo-Addo has done well, that programme introduced by the Agric Minister, I mean the Planting for Food and Jobs has been very successful” she noted, stressing that Ghanaians must commend the President and the Minister for this achievement.

    She added; “In Ghana today, we have no problem with food, it is available and also affordable. Even during the period of this deadly disease (referring to Covid-19), Ghana had no problem with food at all.”

    She noted that if she were to advise President Akufo-Addo and the NPP, she would ask them to focus more on the Agricultural sector for their campaign message since in her view, the achievements in that sector are tangible.

    “Today farmers are not crying about hardship like they used to do; their production has increased (I can use myself as an example because I have also benefitted from the policy), she remarked.

    Adding that; “Nobody should think I am campaigning for the NPP but the thing is that what is true is true.”

    Source: Peace FM

  • ‘Akufo-Addo is very vindictive’ Isaac Adongo cries over constituency neglect

    Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo says his constituency lacks proper development because President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has threatened to sack any minister that agrees to award him contracts and projects.

    According to Mr. Adongo, even the ones he is able to secure, he is discreet about it because he would not want to implicate any minister.

    “I am saying that even when I lobby and I get contracts, I have to be circumspect in disclosing who gave me that contract…They may sack the minister [ because giving me contracts will] promote me in Bolga. If they are aware that this minister is treating me with kid gloves. And I have examples of them here. And I have those projects here. Privately, I can mention all of them to you,” he told the host of the Word Community Watch Show.

    “The government itself is denying its citizens because it is the most incompetent government that has borrowed over the roof but cannot show anything for,” he added.

    To him, he has excelled as a Member of Parliament ever since he took over the Bolgatanga Central Constituency.

    Source: My News GH

  • After failing, Akufo-Addo wants 4 more years for what? Mahama

    The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has expressed concern about the current state of the Ghanaian economy.

    He says it is the worst in the history of the Fourth Republic.

    Addressing members and supporters of NDC at Daboase in the Wassa East constituency on Thursday, 22 October 2020, as part of his five-day campaign tour of the Western Region, Mr Mahama observed that the economy on the watch of President Akufo-Addo is burdened with huge debt, with the recent IMF report indicating that Ghana’s debt-to-GDP is 76 per cent.

    He said, apart from the unprecedented huge debt-to-GDP ratio, there is also an unenviable budget deficit of 15 per cent, which is also historic.

    Mr Mahama said Ghana’s economy has grown steadily since 1992 to create opportunities for citizens until this year when the economy slumped due to mismanagement by the government, causing unbearable hardship for many families.

    “And they are preaching four more. Four more for what?,” he quizzed.

    “Ghanaians gave you four years and you failed and you are saying four something.”

    “For more years for what?”, he asked.

    Mr Mahama said another mandate for President Akufo-Addo will spell doom for Ghanaians as it would lead to another four years of opportunities for a privileged few, and poverty and hardship for many people.

    He said the December 7 general elections offer an opportunity for Ghanaians to rescue the country and its destiny from the clutches of president Akufo-Addo and his privileged few, and thereby create opportunities and prosperity for all Ghanaians.

    Source: Class FM

  • Vote based on Akufo-Addos record First Lady to Ghanaians

    The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo, has asked the public to vote for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the upcoming polls based on its development record.

    Mrs. Akufo-Addo made the call when she paid an official visit to the Ablekuma South constituency as part of her campaign tour of the Greater Accra Region.

    According to her, the good record that has been set by the NPP should be the reason the NPP government should be retained for another four years.

    She noted that the flagship Free SHS, One District, One Factory, Planting for Food and Jobs, and NABCO policies of the ruling government is impacting positively on the lives of Ghanaians.

    “Right now, Free SHS has helped Ghanaians and a lot of people are benefiting. The government has also established more than factories all over Ghana which are creating jobs for citizens,” she added.

    “NABCO has also come to address the issue of youth unemployment.”

    Addressing the gathering, she said President Akufo-Addo has started a process of moving the country to another level of development which must be supported by all.

    “You have all seen how through the leadership of President Akufo-Addo, the country is changing, and we need to support him and the NPP government so the change can be permanent,” she urged.

    With less than two months to the general elections, Mrs Akufo-Addo urged all to go out peacefully and vote on December 7 for the NPP and the Ablekuma South NPP parliamentary candidate, Bernard Brown.

    She said, “We are a peaceful country, and we have shown this by holding free, fair and peaceful elections over the years.”

    The First Lady also pledged to liaise with the appropriate authorities to address the concerns raised by fishermen and market women in the constituency.

    “As soon as I get home, I will talk to the President about the outboard motor and personally see to it that the Tuesday Market is completed on time for you to continue trading,” she assured.

    Ablekuma South NPP parliamentary candidate, Bernard Brown, in a brief remark, said the NPP is the best option for the continued development of Ghana and called on the constituents to retain the NPP for another four years, to secure the future of the country.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Akufo-Addo sends condolence to victims of collapsed church building

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, October 22, 2020, sent out condolence to families of the 15 persons who lost their lives in the collapse of the Church of Prosperity building at Akyem Batabi.

    Akufo-Addo, on behalf of the government of Ghana, also sent out a speedy recovery message to survivors of the incident which took place on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.

    A total of 15 persons have so far been confirmed dead with several others sustaining various forms of injuries after the 3-storey building caved in at the time of worship.

    On the back of this development, the founder of the Church of Prosperity, Prophet Akoa Isaac, has since been arrested and assisting with Police investigations.

    https://youtu.be/tyfcbnDv5NU

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Akufo-Addo urges Volta Region voters to back him in 2020 polls

    President Akufo-Addo has asked the people of the Volta Region to vote massively for him and the New Patriotic Party in the December polls to consolidate the gains made so far.

    He said policies and programmes introduced by his administration have touched lives and transformed the country.

    Speaking at a mini-rally in Ketu North as part of his tour of the Volta Region, President Akufo-Addo said his government needs to continue with the agenda of building a future of hope for young people.

    “On 7th December, do we want to go on building this house or do we want to go back to the old broken system that we had until the 7th of January 2017? We are going forward, and we are going to build this new house we want to create in Ghana,” he said.

    President Akufo-Addo is currently on a three-day working visit to the Volta and Oti Regions which ends today, Thursday, October 22, 2020.

    On this trip, he has commissioned road projects, hospitals and security installations.

    He has also cut the sod for new projects to begin and met the chiefs and people of the respective traditional areas.

    Later today, President Akufo-Addo will inspect work on the Kete Krachi Town Roads in the Krachi West constituency.

    He will also commission the Nandi Junction-Dordo Kope road and the Krachi-Banda road at Borae Junction in the Krachi Nchumuru constituency.

    President Akufo-Addo will then attend a meeting with the Oti Regional House of Chiefs at Dambai, cut sod for the NYA Youth Resource Centre there, and end the three-day work visit in the two regions with a sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of the Zoomlion Waste Recycling and Compost Plant at Yariga No.1 also in the Krachi East constituency of the Oti Region.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Coronavirus: All isolation centres now empty Akufo-Addo

    President Akufo-Addo has revealed there are currently no patients at the COVID-19 isolation centres in the country.

    According to him, despite a zero-patient ratio across the centres, government has since expanded COVID-19 facilities accross the country from two to 16 which includes some private-owned facilities.

    Addressing the nation on Sunday, October 18, 2020 on measures taken by government to curtail the spread of the coronavirus, President Akufo-Addo said, “We now have more dedicated treatment facilities for dealing with the disease, and have also improved considerably the availability of PPEs for our health workers. It is reassuring that we no longer have news of shortages or lack of PPEs.

    “In as much as we currently have no patients at the isolation centres, I express the gratitude of the nation, once again, to private and religious bodies, who provided their facilities to support the fight,” he said.

    Additionally, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said some 46,974 persons out 510,074 persons had tested positive for Coronavirus since Ghana recorded its first two cases on March 12, 2020.

    So far, some 46,664 persons have fully recovered from the virus with a death toll of 310 as of Sunday, October 18, 2020, according to the President Akufo-Addo.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Akufo-Addo’s government exempts kayayei from paying market tolls

    After several years of calling on the government to come to their aid by rescuing them from the financial hardship they encounter while going about their daily duties in the market, head potters, popularly known as Kayayei have finally had a solution to their problem as President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hearkened to their call.

    The President in a tweet on Friday, October 16, 2020, announced that the District Assemblies in collaboration with his government have successfully exempted these head potters from paying market tolls.

    Professing his love for Ghanaians, President Akufo-Addo stated that the welfare of Ghanaians matters to him.

    “The NPP government has exempted kayayei from market tolls. #YourWelfareMatters #4MoreForNana,” he said in a tweet.

    Also, “the NPP government has established a Social Protection Single Window Citizens Service designed to provide a single-entry point for the major social protection programmes.

    This is a way of bridging the gap between the maginalised Ghanaians and the privileged in society.

    Read his tweet below.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Your welfare matters to me Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is concerned about the welfare of Ghanaians hence he should be voted for in the December 7 elections.

    Mr Akufo-Addo said he had demonstrated over the past three and a half years in office that he cares about Ghanaians especially the marginalized.

    This is seen in the implementation of some pro-poor policies and programmes, he said.

    For instance, he said, his administration has exempted kayayeis from paying market tolls in order to ease the pressure on them.

    “The NPP government has exempted kayayei from market tolls. #YourWelfareMatters #4MoreForNana,” he said in a tweet.

    He added “ The NPP government has established a Social Protection Single Window Citizens Service designed to provide a single-entry point for the major social protection programmes.”

    Source: 3 News

  • PRESEC presents 2020 NSMQ trophy to Akufo-Addo

    The government, as part of efforts to improve the teaching of science, technology, innovation and mathematics (STEM), is training some 9000 basic schoolteachers across the country.

    In addition, 4,400 basic schools across the country are being equipped with STEM teaching aids.

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, made this known on Wednesday when he hosted the Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESCE), winners of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), to the Jubilee House.

    According to him, the construction of 20 STEM centres across the country would commence soon with the project also including the supply and installation of educational equipment and training of teachers and instructors.

    “The Ministry of Education and Ministry of Environment, Science , Technology and innovation  have stepped up efforts to develop a potent science, technology, innovation and mathematics (STEM) education model for Ghana that will stimulate the interest of pupils and students in engineering, science and technology right from the basic level.

    “It is the aim of government to roll more science students so as to achieve our initial target of 60 per cent science students in our technical institutions,” President Akufo-Addo said.

    Winners

    The 2020 winning team of PRESEC, together with their teachers and organisers of the NSMQ, were in the Jubilee House to present their sixth trophy to the President.

    Undisputed kings

    The President, who shared fond memories of his Presbyterian upbringing congratulated the team and urged them to strive for greater heights.

    He said he was really proud of the team especially that they were the first batch of beneficiaries of the Free Senior High School policy to have won the trophy after 10 years.

    “The Odadee impressed the whole nation with their performance in the competition. You were second last year and you have gone a step further this year to the ultimate position. So, I applaud the contestants Isaac Kofi Gyamfi, Benjamin Nketiah and perhaps the most famous of them all Daniel Kekeli Gakpetor and the reserved player, Faith Cyril, for ensuring trophy number six came finally to PRESEC.

    “Indeed having gone nearly a decade without winning a trophy, it is entirely fitting that the Akufo-Addo gradaunds i.e. the first batch of beneficiaries of the Free SHS policy were the once to have ended PRESEC trophy draught. So, I also share in your success,” he said.

    President Akufo-Addo also reiterated that PRESEC has become one of the best senior high schools “if not the best” in the country.

    “Indeed, winning the sixth title means that you are now the undisputed kings of the national science and maths quiz. As an honorary Odadee, I am proud of this achievement,” he added.

    The President further congratulated past and present management, teaching and non-teaching staff, alumini and students of the school.

    He also expressed appreciation to the organisers of the quiz, Prime Time Limited for their continued efforts to make the teaching and learning of science and maths exciting. 

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Mfantseman shooting: Akufo-Addo charges IGP to apprehend killers of MP at all cost

    President Akufo-Addo has charged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to ensure that the killers of late Mfantseman MP are apprehended.

    He said the murder of Ekow Quansah Hayford, “is a big blow to me and this is why I have made it known to the IGP that if nothing is done about this particular matter, what will happen will happen.”

    The President said this during his visit to the bereaved family where he noted that the unfortunate occurrence is a test case for IGP, James Oppong-Boanuh.https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/GOnvR46E-bOZsmy48.html

    Mr Quansah Hayford was shot by persons believed to be highway robbers in the early hours of October 9, on the Abeadze Dominase Abeadze Duadzi Mankessim Road on his return from a campaign trip.

    Nana Akufo-Addo announced that government will assume the responsibility of catering for the widow and her children.

    He added that the family will also be supported in giving the late MP a befitting burial.

    Meanwhile, the IGP has placed a ¢20,000 bounty on the heads of the killers of the late MP.

    In a statement issued by the Public Relations Directorate of the Police Service and signed by Supt. of Police, Sheila Kesse Abayie-Buckman, the Service said the money will only be given for credible information that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators.

    Source: myjoyonline

  • Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of Dipke Bridge, Lawra town roads

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of the Dipke Bridge and the Lawra town roads to open up the area to socio-economic development.

    The 275 meter-long bridge to be constructed over the Black Volta, is expected to link up Ghana and Burkina Faso, thereby, promoting the movement of goods and services between the two countries.

    The project also includes the construction of 12 km of roads and a by-pass; construction of a rest stop consisting of a lorry park, a mini-market with facilities for the Police Service, the Ghana Immigration Service, and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority; construction of a toll plaza and construction of Axle Load Weigh Station.

    Cutting the sod for the commencement of the project during his two-day working visit to the Upper West Region, President Akufo-Addo stated that the project would cost the government over 26 million Euros.

    He noted that the project when completed, would serve several purposes including opening up communities in the area, strengthen regional integration, improved all-year-round access to schools, hospitals, and markets.

    It will also eliminate interruptions in transporting people, farm produces, and other items during the rainy season and eliminate long tours resulting in reduced transportation cost and travel time.

    President Akufo-Addo noted that the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was a government that delivered on its promises to the people, stressing that they promised to construct a solar power plant and the Dikpe Bridge and as well upgrade the Lawra District to a Municipal status and they have delivered.

    He, therefore, appealed to the people to vote to retain the NPP in power to continue to deliver development to Ghanaians.

    The President introduced Mr Anthony Abayifaa Karbo, Member of Parliament (MP) for Lawra Constituency and the Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways as the NPP Parliamentary candidate for the 2020 Elections and urged the people to vote for him to continue to work for them.

    “He is a vibrant young man and since he became your MP and Deputy Minister of Roads, he has never disappointed you and you need to maintain him and the NPP to continue to do great things for you”, he appealed.

    Mr Kwesi Amoako Atta, the Minister for Roads and Highways said the bridge when completed, would bring to an end the dangerous use of canoes on the Black Volta.

    The project, which is being constructed by Messers Engineering Services Limited is expected to be completed in 24 months.

    Source: GNA

  • The unemployed people of Ningo Prampram will punish Akufo-Addo Sam George

    Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George has said the Akufo-Addo led government’s decision to collapse some banks in the country and abandon the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project will be some of the reasons the current administration will lose the December 7 polls.

    He said the people of Ningo Prampram who have been affected by these actions will punish President Akufo-Addo by bringing back John Dramani Mahama.

    Thousands of people who are currently unemployed, including those who worked in the collapsed banks, and the abandoned Saglemi Affordable Housing Project, according to the legislator, are ready to vote against Akufo-Addo.

    Addressing party supporters after filing his nomination at the Electoral Commission (EC) district office on October 8, Sam George assured the people of Ningo-Prampram of jobs as their manifesto has made provision for petty traders and the legalization of “Okada”.

    “We believe John Mahama will deliver jobs for the people of Ningo and Prampram and we are not just saying this because Mahama has said it, he has done it before. Our years of President Mahama, we saw the infrastructure that was built in our constituency. Go and check the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project, thousands of our young men and women were employed under this project. The Akufo-Addo government has come and collapsed that project. Today, our young men and women are unemployed in Ningo-Prampram. The unemployed youth in Ningo Prampram will punish Akufo-Addo and bring back John Dramani Mahama,” he proclaimed.

    “…President Akudo-Addo should begin his handing over notes because president Mahama is coming and he is coming back to redeem this country. He is coming to take over this country from shackles of oppression under Akufo-Addo. The rescue mission is on and on December 7 we will deliver that rescue mission,” he advised.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Start preparing your handing over notes – Sam George to Akufo-Addo

    Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George has tasked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to start preparing his handing over notes ahead of the December 7 polls.

    According to the MP, Akufo-Addo has failed Ghanaians, for which reason why they are yearning for the return of former President John Dramani Mahama.

    Addressing party supporters after filing his nomination at the EC district office on October 8, Sam George assured John Mahama of 50,000 votes from the Ningo-Prampram constituency in December polls.

    “…President Akudo-Addo should begin his handing over notes because president Mahama is coming and he is coming back to redeem this country. He is coming to take over this country from shackles of oppression under Akufo-Addo. The rescue mission is on and on December 7 we will deliver that rescue mission,” he advised.

    Sam George says with the increased unemployment rate and the abandoning of the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project, he is convinced the people of Ningo Prampram will vote against the ruling government.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Seeking 2nd term appropriate U/E chiefs to Nana Addo

    The Upper East Regional House of Chiefs says the performance of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will ensure victory in his quest for a second-term.

    Speaking on behalf of members, outgoing President of the House Naba Orlando Awuni II said they recognize the numerous projects undertaken since 2017 when Mr Akufo-Addo ascended the presidency.

    He listed the under-construction Bolgatanga-Bawku road, the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and the provision of ambulances for each constituency in the Upper East Region as a few of the projects initiated by the Akufo-Addo-led administration.

    Naba Awuni II said despite the constitution debarring chiefs from engaging in active party politics, tradition, on the other hand, requires them to commend whoever does something good.

    Therefore, he stressed that the second-term being sought by Mr Akufo-Addo is “appropriate and indeed it shall be granted by your performance and that will ensure victory for you”.

    “Your Excellency, the gospel being preached by your own self and your competitors are all noted and I believe Ghanaians are taking note of the preaching and that will guide on the 7th of December 2020 polls.”

    He prayed for peace to prevail before, during and after the elections.

    “After all, we have one Ghana with a common destiny.”

    Source: 3 News

  • Ghanaians will choose competent, incorruptible Akufo-Addo – Yofi Grant

    The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr Yofi Grant, has said the performance of the Akufo-Addo administration especially in the area of the fulfilment of its promises, will win more votes for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December 7 elections.

    He noted that the NPP made several promises to the Ghanaian people in the 2016 elections. Most of them, he said, have been delivered whereas the others are being delivered.

    In a tweet, Mr Grant expressed optimism that the voters will choose President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the other aspirants because of his incorruptibility and competence.

    “From all walks of life and from all corners of Ghana, more people are asking for 4 more for Nana Akufo Addo and NPP because of promises made and delivered.

    “Competent, incorruptible and compassionate leadership,” he said.

    Ghanaians go to the polls on December 7 to elect a president and Members of Parliament.

    Source: 3 News

  • Akufo-Addo inspects completed Namoligo 1-Village-1-Dam project

    President Nana Akufo-Addo has inspected the completed “one-village-one-dam” project constructed in Namoligo in the Talensi constituency of the Upper East Region.

    Accompanied by the Upper East Regional Minister, Paulina Abayage, and the Agriculture Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie-Akoto, President Akufo-Addo was told that the construction, in fulfilment of the 2016 manifesto pledge of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was undertaken by the Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA).

    The Namoligo Dam is one of 10 small dams which have been completed by government through GIDA/Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The contract for the construction of the Dam was awarded in May 2019 and has been substantially completed.

    With the project costing ¢2.5 million, the Namoligo dam has a water storage capacity of 145,300 cubic meters and has a minimum dam life of 40 years.

    The President was told that, for occasional (supplementary) irrigation, the cropping area for vegetables can increase to some 50 hectares, with optimum yields assured, since crops will always get the needed water required for healthy growth throughout the growth stages.

    To facilitate water access for irrigation, two outlets, controlled by sluice valves, have been provided at vantage points to allow free flow of water on either side of the valley.

    Indeed, GIDA has constructed 10 similar small dams with irrigation outlets in Upper West Region, and the Northern Region, all in support of “One Village One Dam” programme.

    The President urged members of the community to take very good care of the dam, and hoped that the Namoligo community and the other 10 communities that are beneficiaries of the dams, will use them for their own benefit. 

    Since 2017, Government of President Akufo-Addo, in its bid to fulfil the 1-village-1-dam policy, has constructed a number of small-earth dams for water storage, irrigation, and for use by livestock. This is the largest stock of such small earth dams provided since independence.

    Thus far, 439 small-earth dams are under construction, and 375 have been completed, and 64 are between 90-100% complete. Each dam provides water for up to five hectares of farmland.

    Under the Akufo-Addo government, the Tono irrigation dam has been rehabilitated and rehabilitation projects on both the left and right banks of Kpong are also in progress.

    Source: Jubilee House Communications

  • Were solidly behind you in the fight against secessionism – Minority to Akufo-Addo

    Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the House will remain united in the fight against secessionist movements in the Volta region.

    Speaking on the floor of parliament on Tuesday October 6, Mr Iddrisu who is also the Member of Parliament for Tamale South described the action of the group as an ugly threat to the stability of the country.

    “There is an ugly threat to the stability, sovereignty and integrity of Ghana in the Volta Region.

    “The President as Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) should be assured that he has the full support of the House to deal decisively, ruthlessly with the threat to the sovereignty and integrity of our country. We cannot afford a disunited Ghana,” he remarked.

    About 60 persons have so far been arrested in connection with recent disturbances.

    The disturbances were caused by suspected members of the Western Togoland secessionist group.

    Fifty-four of these suspects have been remanded in custody as government intensifies security operations in the Region to bring the insurgency under control.

    Various bodies have called on the government to be brutal in the response against the group.

    The Christian Council of Ghana on behalf of all the Ecumenical Church Leaders in Ghana noted that the security agencies alone cannot deal with the insurgence in the Volta Region.

    According to the Christian body, the matter has taken a political twist, therefore it requires the involvement of the political class to step in.

    A statement issued by Most Rev Dr Paul K Boafo, Chairman of the Christian Council, on Monday, October 5 called on the government to constantly engage the chiefs and the people of the Volta Region on the way forward on this matter.

    “The security breaches that these acts have become too common in Ghana and it is time they are stamped out.

    “Some Police stations have been attacked recently and many innocent Ghanaians are killed, maimed and assaulted.

    It added: “The present matter of the call of secession in the Volta Region is substantially a political matter. Security operations alone will be insufficient to address it adequately. We pledge our readiness to support government to address the issue amicable. In this regard, we will support the government in engaging the chiefs and people of the Region to achieve national cohesion.

    “We would like to appeal to all Ghanaians especially the chiefs, youths and people of the eastern corridor communities of the country to remain calm in the face of provocation, to desist from being used to perpetrate the evil intentions of others and to safeguard the fledging peace we enjoy in Ghana.”

    “We would like to call on the government to as a matter of urgency get all the security services to declare a war on violent crimes especially armed robberies and to eradicate this from our society,” the statement said.

    Source: 3 News

  • Ive delivered, give me four more years – Akufo-Addo

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said his administration has fulfilled the promises made to Ghanaians ahead of the 2016 elections for which he was voted for to be president.

    He has therefore, appealed to voters to vote for him and his party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) again in the 2020 general elections for another four-year term.

    In a tweet, Mr Akufo-Addo said “We have fulfilled our promises and delivered on the mandate you gave us. Give us 4 more years to do more for you.

    “Vote Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP to transform Ghana for all. #4MoreForNana #4MoreToDoMoreForYou.”

    In his bid to get re-elected as President of Ghana, he will be filing his presidential nomination forms today, Tuesday, October 6, 2020.

    This will be the fourth time he will carry out this exercise, having done same in 2008, 2012 and 2016.

    Two-time independent presidential candidate Jacob Osei Yeboah is expected to be the first person to file before the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) candidate.

    Source: 3 News

  • Your work will end in 2024 Okyenhene to Akufo-Addo

    The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, says President Akufo-Addo will end his work as leader of the country in 2024, seemingly endorsing the President ahead of the December polls.

    The Okyenhene while speaking on behalf of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs during a campaign tour of the area by the President, praised the NPP flagbearer for his handling of the COVID crisis in Ghana.

    “The whole world is praising Akufo-Addo for the good work he did in containing COVID in Ghana when even more resourceful nations still grapple with the virus. So when his work comes to a close; and his work is not ending now, even if it will end that will be around 2024, he should build a presidential library which will teach people how he handled the COVID virus in Ghana,” the Okyenhene said.

    On Monday, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, assured the President that his record in office “will speak for him” in the 2020 polls.

    “Your good works in office will speak for you going forward into the election. We, in Asanteman, remember, we do not forget. Asanteman will, therefore, remember your good works on election day. All I can offer you is prayers and blessings.”

    Even though Chiefs and traditional rulers are not to engage in partisan politics, the Asante noted that “we vote. We will vote based on the good works of the candidate.”

    Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, thus, urged President Akufo-Addo to direct his communicators and information dissemination machinery to “tell Ghanaians exactly what his Government has done and what is being done” in their respective communities, in the run-up to the December elections.

    Source: Starr FM

  • Secessionist attacks: If I panic, the country panics – Akufo-Addo

    President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has responded to the recent attacks by some secessionist group in the Volta Region.

    In what can best pass for brazen assurance, the president stated emphatically that the country will definitely “deal with them”, since the security agencies are on top of the issue.

    The group on Friday, September 25, 2020 blocked some principal roads in the Region and on Tuesday, September 29, some unidentified people believed to be members of the group carried out an arson attack on the State Transport Corporation (STC) in Ho, setting fires to the company’s buses.

    The group is demanding to become an autonomous country called ”Western Togoland”.

    The actions by the secessionist have become a grave concern to the entire nation with some political figures and socio-economic commentators condemning the group.

    Some people have also slammed the President for going silent on the issue.

    Visiting the studios of Hello FM in Kumasi on Wednesday, September 30, President Nana Akufo-Addo opened up on the matter.

    According to him, he has left the matter in the capable hands of the security personnel, stressing the appropriate institutions are up to task.

    He said he has unflinching confidence in the security agencies to handle the case and ensure the perpetrators are brought to book.

    He was of a strong conviction that the situation will be well handled by the security agencies.

    ”I have to be calm because institutions are in place. The security agencies are doing their work. They’ve started already and we’ll see results. If I panic, the country panics. It’s like the COVID-19 disease, if I had panicked, fear would have gripped all of us. But I know the work that God has appointed me to do, if I panic, the entire nation will also panic. That is not the purpose of leadership. I’m supposed to assure people that our country will work. What is happening in the Volta Region in the time of these handful – it’s just a handful of people, these secessionists – we’ll deal with it. I have no doubts about it”

    ”I trust the security agencies. I trust the Armed Forces. I trust the Police. I trust their leadership. The intelligence agencies, I know they are all working very, very, very hard to make sure that this matter is dealt with as quickly as possible”, he said in an exclusive interview with host King Edward de Slave.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Im certain of landslide victory in December polls Akufo-Addo

    The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he expects a landslide victory in the 2020 general elections following his impressive first-term performance.

    The President believes he has kept faith with the people of Ghana who gave him their mandate to lead the country and is hopeful of massive endorsement that would surpass the one he had in the 2016 polls.

    “After four years in office, I am confident that I have delivered to the expectations of the majority of Ghanaians and I am certain of a landslide victory in December,” he stated.

    He was speaking at a durbar held in his honour at Juaso in the Asante-Akim South Municipality as part of his three-day working visit to the Ashanti Region ahead of the 2020 general elections.

    He was accompanied by some Ministers of State in including Mr. Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, Minister of Education, Mr. Alan Kyerematen, Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr. Kwasi Amoako Atta, Minister of Roads and Highways, and Mr. Simon Osei Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister.

    President Akufo-Addo said he won the 2016 election on the back of the good policies he promised Ghanaians and the poor governance of the then Mahama administration.

    He said his government had managed every sector of the economy better than the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and called on Ghanaians to renew his mandate to consolidate the gains over the last four years.

    President Akufo-Addo appealed to the people of the three Asante-Akim areas to maintain their Members of Parliament (MPs) to support his next administration to implement pragmatic policies to improve the lives of the people.

    The President urged the people not to deliver anything less than 95 percent of votes in the Municipality to ensure massive victory for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    Mr. Kwasi Amoako Atta, the Roads, and Highways Minister said 12 out of 16 roads were currently under construction in the Municipality with the remaining four going through procurement processes.

    He assured the people of speedy completion of the Juaso and Obogu Town Roads Projects after the chiefs complained of the slow progress of work.

    President Akufo-Addo used his visit to commission a 12-unit classroom block at Juaso Senior High School and two factories at Asankare under the One District One Factory Programme.

    —

    Files from GNA were used for this piece

  • Akufo-Addos silence on Western Togoland saga strange Bonaa

    Security Analyst, Adam Bonaa, has described as surprising the silence of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the National Security Minister on the disturbances by secession groups in the Volta region.

    According to Mr Bonaa, the President must take the bull by the horn and address the country to assure citizens that he is charge of the situation.

    Mr Bonaa added that the propaganda and information management by the government is not helpful and urged the government to be truthful.

    A group of persons believed to be members of Western Togoland separatist movement Monday down attacked the State Transport Corporation (STC) in the Volta regional capital of Ho.

    In this latest attack allegedly carried out by the group which follows an earlier attack on some state institutions and police stations including mounting of roadblocks on Friday 25th September 2020, some drivers in the yard were beaten while two vehicles belonging to the company were set ablaze.

    The vehicles including a 14-seater bus with registration number, GG-4054-19 was burnt totally while the second one GG-1737-19 had parts of it burnt.

    Speaking on the Morning Starr on Tuesday, Mr Bonaa said it is obvious the government is docile and not in charge of the situation contrary to claims by the Information Minister on Monday.

    Source: Starr FM

  • ‘Akufo-Addos votes in Ashanti region will increase massively’ NPP Youth Organizer

    The Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dennis Kwakwa has pledged that the party’s youth will work tirelessly to claim all 47 parliamentary seats in the region.

    Mr Kwakwa explained that the NPP youth are duty-bound to ensure that the party retains power in the forthcoming elections.

    Touting government’s achievements in the past four years, he stated that the party is willing to protect the ‘significant progress’ witnessed in all sectors of the economy, particularly education.

    The NPP Regional Executive pledged during the inauguration of the Ashanti Regional NPP Youth Wing Campaign Team held in Kumasi.

    He also entreated the youth to work together to make sure that the NDC Flagbearer, John Mahama does not use what he described as deceptive promises’ to return to power.

    Source: My News GH

  • Akufo-Addo has been fair to Ghanaians, honour him in December elections – Alpha

    “Time where parents have to sell their properties or put them on colatoral to raise money for their wards admissions and fees are things of the past.

    NPP has a good records to campaign on to win election 2020, no need for chances.” These were the words of Alpha Nyarko.

    The Eastern Regional Chairman for Volunteers Committee of the Election 2020 Mr. Alpha Nyarko Kissi has admonished all volunteer Groups in the Eastern Region to be more focused in projecting the achievements of the NPP Party within 3 years to help win Election 2020.

    He urged the volunteers not to be complicent or take chances to downplay their opponents. NPP has good records to Campaign on.

    He said, NPP has addressed situations where parents had to sell their properties or put their properties on colatoral before raising money to pay their wards fees.

    The issues of erratic power supply that collapsed businesses during NDC regime, etc. But with the timely intervention of the Nana Akufo-Addo led NPP administration, all has now become history.

    Therefore, volunteers should go out to make impact with the achievements of NPP within 3 years.

    Mr. Alpha Nyarko Kissi was speaking in koforidua during the inauguration of the Eastern Regional chapter of the Patriotic health Team.

    A group of professionals in the health sector who have come together to Campaign for the NPP government through health delivery in the various communities.

    The President for the Eastern Regional Patriotic health team, Mrs. Emelia Akua Nyarko, on her part said, they are ready to take up the course to work hard to help increase the votes for the NPP in the Eastern Region.

    She emphasized that, their team will also share the vision of their regional campaign team to increase their parliamentary seats in the region.

    Source: Micheal Akrofi, Contributor

  • Akufo-Addo presents credentials to three new envoys

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented letters of credence to three newly appointed High Commissioners and Ambassadors at the Jubilee House, Accra.

    They were Dr Joseph Nii Sai Cofie Ago, who goes to Canberra, Australia as Ghana’s High Commissioner; Mr Asare Damptey Bediako, who heads to Ethiopia as Ghana’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the African Union; and Mr Samuel Yaw Kuma, appointed Ambassador InSitu.

    At a short ceremony, the President administered the Oaths of Allegiance, Secrecy and Office to the trio, who are all career diplomats, and said they had been called to an important assignment.

    He congratulated them on their well-deserved appointments, saying, they were carefully chosen for their assignments because they had distinguished themselves in the foreign service.

    The President exhorted the diplomats to safeguard, protect and promote the high image of Ghana at all times.

    “You represent a country that as a result of the commendable conduct of the Ghanaian people, is regarded as one of the most stable on the continent, a beacon of democracy, which is governed by the rule of law and respect for individual liberties, human rights and the principles of democratic accountability.

    “You are the most visible symbol of our country out there, and in all your actions, you must guard jealousy our country’s image. You have the onerous responsibility of preserving and promoting the image of our country whose reputation today amongst the comity of nations is high…I am confident that this is a charge you would uphold,” he said.

    President Akufo-Addo urged them to strive to develop and maintain cordial working relations with the professional foreign service officers they find at their duty post, as their valuable experience and knowledge of the terrain would help their work.

    “You would need their assistance and they would need your guidance. Mutual respect is the key to harmonious working relations,” he emphasized.

    The President also entreated them to maintain good rapport with Ghanaians in their country of accreditation to gain their respect.

    “They will be counting and looking up to you to champion not only our nation’s interest but theirs as well. Do your best not to disappoint them.”

    He asked the envoys to at all times stay true to the country’s objective to achieve a Ghana beyond Aid.

    To Dr Agoo, the President reminded him that “Your role is to deepen our cooperation with the Commonwealth of Australia and explore other areas of Corporation that would be of benefit to our respective populations.”

    And to Ghana’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the AU, the President said Ghana was deeply committed to the aims and purposes of the continental body.

    “The Pan African vocation of our country, right from the days of our independence remains an unshakable attribute of our nation…I expect you to give full support to our permanent representative to the AU and assist her to function effectively and efficiently.”

    President also spared some words for Mr Yaw Kuma, whom he said: “You have distinguished yourself as a Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and fully deserve the appointment that will enhance your status and enable you to interact on an even keel with members of the Diplomatic Corps.”

    Dr Ago on behalf of his colleagues thanked the President for the confidence reposed in them.

    He said they were mindful of the huge responsibility placed on them, and pledged that they would play their respective roles in achieving the vision of the President towards the well being of all Ghanaians.

    Source: GNA

  • Dzifa Gomashie expresses disappointment at Akufo-Addo for keeping land borders closed

    The NDC Parliamentary candidate for Ketu South, Hon Ablah Dzifa Gomashie has expressed dissatisfaction at President Nana Akufo-Addo for the continuous closure of the country’s land borders.

    Speaking at a meeting with the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders Association and the Customs Brokers Association of Ghana, Madam Gomashie says the president has indeed displayed a high level of bad leadership towards the people of Ghana.

    Urging citizens to vote for Mr John Dramani Mahama, she established that the NDC flagbearer is the right candidate to deliver Ghanaians from their woes.

    She added, the next NDC government will scrap the ban on the importation of vehicles and also work closely with the clearing associations to ensure sustainability and continuity of their work at the borders.

    The conversations on the reopening of borders in Ghana, especially the Aflao border in the Ketu South constituency is hinged on the fact that it is one of the major contributors of government’s largest revenues.

    Nonetheless, after several months of closure of all borders across the country, government has currently opened the air borders to ease travel restrictions.

    Source: Attractive Mustapha, Contributor

  • Akufo-Addo puts out voter registration details

    President Nana Akufo-Addo has dropped a screenshot of his voter registration details after texting his voter identity (ID) card number to the shortcode 1422.

    Posting this details on his official Facebook page, the president urged Ghanaians to try and send their voter ID card numbers to shortcode 1422 to confirm their voter ID details in addition to going to their respective registration centres to verify.

    He posted: “In addition to going to your respective registration centres to verify your voter registration details, you can also send your voter ID card number, just as I have done, to short code 1422 to confirm your voter ID details.”

    The Electoral Commission has introduced a Short Message Service platform to enable registered voters to access their registration details.

    The shortcode, 1422, was activated on Friday, September 18 and will be active up to Friday, September 25, 2020.

    To access registration details, voters would have to text their voter ID card number to the shortcode.

    Source: Happy 98.9FM


  • Akufo-Addo to embark on a tour of Western North Region

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to begin a three-day working tour of the Western North Region from Thursday, September 24, 2020.

    The visit would enable him to commission some projects, address durbars, cut sod for the construction of projects and pay courtesy calls on traditional authorities.

    He would also meet with the Regional party executives, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives and parliamentary aspirants.

    The President would start the tour with a meeting with the Regional House of Chiefs at Sefwi-Wiawso and later cut the sod for the construction of a Regional House of Chiefs complex.

    He would commission the fourth distribution centre of the fly zipline and launch the cocoa rehabilitation project.

    President Akufo-Addo would later move to Sefwi -Akontonbra to inspect a rice factory and cut the sod for the Akontombra- Dadieso road and cocoa station.

    On the second of the tour, the President would cut the sod for the construction of the Enchi-Elubo road, inspect the feeder road office complex and the ongoing work on Dadieso town roads.

    The tour would also take the President to Bodi to inspect ongoing work on the Bodi- Ahenbianso road and the Regional health directorate building.

    He would visit Bechemaa -Nkwanta to inspect the ongoing work on the Bechem -Nkwanta- Osei -Kwadjo road and cut sod for the construction of the Zoom Lion waste processing plant.

    The President would be hosted at Liberty radio on day three of his tour and would later move to Sefwi-Wiawso to cut the sod for the expansion of the Sefwi-Wiawso market.

    He would inspect the progress of work at the Awaso Model Senior High School and commission the science laboratory at Queens Girls SHS.

    The president would conclude his tour on 26th September by inspecting ongoing construction works of the Bibiani town roads before moving to Kumasi.

    Source: GNA

  • Akufo-Addo highlights his achievements as elections get closer

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says after winning the 2016 general election overwhelmingly and his subsequent swearing-in into office on January 7, 2017, he and his government “have embraced the application of digital technology in the delivery of public services”.

    He added that the allowances of both trainee nurses and teachers which was scrapped by the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration had to be restored by his government.

    Akufo-Addo, in a post on his Facebook timeline on Monday, while gloating over some of his achievements so far, stated that the one constituency one ambulance initiative is a unique achievement by his government within the context of the history of Ghana.

    “We have reduced the benchmark values of import duties by as much as 50%, and, in the case of vehicles, by 30%; we have put an end to the Unemployed Graduates Association, which was such a sad feature of the Mahama years, by creating Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) and several other job creation initiatives targeted at the youth.

    We have systematically enhanced the capacity of the anti-corruption institutions of the State; and we have superintended over the successful reorganization of our regional governance structure, resulting in the creation of six (6) new regions, with strong popular support,” the post read.

    The Akufo-Addo led administration is very confident of victory in the polls whilst the opposition believes that the incumbent party had lied its way into government, Ghanaians are fed-up with the lies and heavy corruption of gargantuan proportions, and will consequently return the NDC to power so that they can correct their mistakes.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Eat well, exercise to fight coronavirus Akufo-Addo urges Ghanaians

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to eat a healthy and balanced diet to enable them boost their immunity and fight against infectious diseases.

    He said this in his 17th address to the nation on the measures against the Coronavirus outbreak in Ghana.

    He said: “We in Ghana have certainly come a long way and we have made significant progress in combating the disease behind fear and panic exhibited by many especially when the first two cases were recorded in our shores.

    “We have to remember to continue improving our fitness by exercising and eating well, patronising our healthy Ghanaian foods which will boost our immunity to disease and help us in the fight against the pandemic.”

    Meanwhile, Mr Akufo-Addo has extended by three more months the Executive Instrument (EI) making the wearing of masks mandatory.

    He signed the extension of the EI on Monday, September 14.

    He said that wearing of masks, properly, will now be in force till Monday, December 14.

    Source: 3 News

  • Franklin Cudjoe commends Akufo-Addo for coronavirus management

    Founder and President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has showered praises on President Akufo Addo and his government for their well handling of the Covid-19 pandemic as a result of which the case count still stands low.

    In a social media post sighted by GhanaVanguard.com, Franklin wrote; “In all honesty, the Nana Addo-led government has managed covid-19 well in terms of cases. Active cases have almost vanished.”

    The fierce critique of governments in Ghana, however, cautioned Ghanaians to not be complacent; having seen the case count on a steady decline.

    Franklin Cudjoe further raised an issue of national interest as he calls for accountability from those in charge of the covid-19 relief funds as to how procurements have been done as well as how the fund is been used.

    He also called on government to release the details of the company that is doing the Covid-19 test at the Kotoka International Airport and how the company got the contract.

    “But, we will also need some accountability on how covid procurement had been done and funds have been used. Also, which company is conducting the tests at our airport? How did it get the contract?” he wrote.

    Source: ghanavanguard.com

  • We’ll vote for Akufo-Addo for fixing our roads Kansaworodo queen mother

    The queen mother of Kansaworodo in the Essikado Constituency of the Western Region, Nana Akua Mansa II has commended President Akufo-Addo for the massive road development in the area.

    Speaking during a visit by Vice President Bawumia to the area to inspect ongoing road projects and also cut the sod for the construction of a market in the area, Nana Akua Mansa II also emphatically endorsed the President’s second term bid.

    “We thank the NPP government for fixing our road in Kansaworodo.

    “Today, we can also beat our chest and say we have the road fixed,” the queen mother said.

    “For what you have done for us, it is 4 more for Nana,” she added.

    The queen mother said, hitherto, deplorable roads remained one of Kansaworodo’s biggest challenges, and they are very grateful to the President for bringing development to the area.

    Apart from the road, Kansaworodo is about to get a new market, as a sod was cut for the commencement of the construction of the new market.

    The queen mother said the construction of the market, is another reason why her people will vote massively for President Akufo-Addo and the Member of Parliament for the area, Joe Ghartey.

    “We are confident we will very soon have our new market.

    “This is why we say 4 more for Nana and 4 more for Joe Ghartey.”

    Nana Akua Mansa II, on behalf of the community, thanked Dr Bawumia for being the first Vice President to visit the community.

    “This means so much to us and we thank you very much for this historic visit,” she said.

    While commending the government and assuring it of the community’s unflinching support towards the second term bid, she appealed to the Vice President for the government to consider the community for more development, especially the improvement on their water supply and fixing of more roads.

    Source: Class FM

  • Government building 98 new courts, judges bungalows Akufo-Add

    President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said his government is constructing ninety-eight (98) courts and bungalows for Judges in all sixteen (16) regions of the country through the Administrator of the District Assembly Common Fund.

    This is to prevent citizens from travelling long distance for court hearings due to the inadequate courtrooms available in the country.

    Citing an example to back his claim, he said “There is no Court between Adjabeng and Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region, neither is there a Court between Adum in Kumasi and Asante Bekwai or Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. Indeed, it has been barely nine (9) months since I commissioned the three-storey Court Complex at Frafraha, in Adenta, Accra, and I am reliably informed that there are already some three thousand cases pending there”.

    Swearing into office 16 new Justices of the High Court at a ceremony at the Jubilee House Wednesday, September 16, 2020, President Akufo-Addo admonished all 16 Justices to work fervently without fear or favour on any political, religious or ethnic group.

    “When a citizen falls foul of the law, that citizen, high or low, must be dealt with accordingly, and the law enforcement agencies, including you, our new judges, must ensure this is done. That is the true meaning of the concept of equality before the law,” he said.

    The Justices of the High Court sworn in by the President are Her Honour Eva Bannerman-Williams, His Honour Emmanuel Bart-Plange Brew, His Honour Yaw Owoahene Acheampong, His Honour Samuel Boakye-Yiadom, His Honour Abdul Yusif Asibey, Mrs Elfreda Amy Dankyi, Mr Samuel Faraday Johnson, Ms Sheila Minta, Her Honour Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, Nana Yaw Gyamfi Frimpong, Mr Ernest Yao Gaewu, Mr Solomon Oppong-Twumasi, Mr Charles Bentum, Mr Joseph Adu-Owusu Agyeman, Mr William Osei-Kuffour, and Mr Douglas Seidu.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • ECOWAS stands by civilian-led transition team in Mali – Akufo-Addo

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said ECOWAS has reaffirmed its position that a civilian leadership should be in charge of the transition in Mali.

    He said that once the required leadership was put in place through the processes that the Military rulers had agreed on in Mali, the sanctions that had placed on that country would be lifted.

    Speaking to journalists after the consultative meeting convened by him to resolve the political crisis in the West African nation, President Akufo-Addo said though an agreement had not reached, the military leadership agreed with the decisions taken at the meeting.

    However, the military leadership said they would have to go back to consult with those who were responsible for decisions to get them to buy into it.

    “The view point of ECOWAS is that matters that have been put out should be dealt with in terms of days and not weeks so that we begin the process of normalizing the situation in Mali,” he said.

    In that direction, President Akufo-Addo who was undertaking his first major assignment after being made the regional bloc’s chairman, said the mediator in the crisis, Nigeria’s former leader Goodluck Jonathan would return to Bamako in a week’s time to continue with talks with the military Junta.

    “The situation in Mali calls for a quick resolution, we have to have a government in place that can begin the process of normalising things, and more than anything else organising the resistance to the Tuareg menace.

    “The issue is now in the hands of the Malians,” he stated, hopeful that by the time the mediator returns to Mali, things would have been sorted out so that the sanctions can be lifted.

    ECOWAS had imposed sanctions on Mali and asked neighbouring states to close their land and air borders with the country after the military deposed the 75 year old Malian President Ibrahim Keita on August 15, 2020.

    The Bloc also suspended all financial flows between the 14 other member states and Mali, suspended the country from international decision making bodies and gave the military junta a deadline of September 15 2020 to appoint a new civilian president and prime minister.

    Tuesday’s meeting was attended by at least eight Presidents, Mali’s political junta and other stakeholders.

    Guinea’s Alpha Conde, Togo’s Faure Gnassingbe, Nigerien leader, Mahamadou Issoufou, who is the immediate past ECOWAS Chair, Senegalese President Macky Sall, Burkinanabe head of state Roch Marc Christian Kabore, Ivorian President Alassani Ouattara and the Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo took part in the consultative meeting.

    They have since left for their respective countries.

    Source: GNA

  • Bill Gates lauds Ghana for exemplary leadership

    American business magnate and Co-founder of Microsoft, William Henry Gates, popularly known as Bill Gates, has, lauded Ghana for showing exemplary leadership and making strides on several fronts.

    Mr Gates made the remarks when Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia held a meeting with him via Zoom, to discuss three pertinent issues affecting Ghana.

    They discussed Ghana’s progress on immunization against the new circulating vaccine-derived polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2), the lessons from Ghana’s policy response to COVID-19 pandemic and Ghana’s digitisation strategy.

    In a tweet, Vice President Bawumia said, “It was a good exchange of views and he (Bill Gates) congratulated Ghana for the strides we have made on several fronts.

    “I also thanked him and the Bill Gates Foundation for their successful work in the fight against polio and other diseases”.

    Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, a Deputy Minister of Health, also joined the zoom meeting.

    Source: GNA

  • President Akufo-Addo wants an end to the Malian political crises

    Presidemt Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Chairman of ECOWAS, says there was need to bring finality to the upheaval in Mali.

    “That country can no longer afford any delay in putting a responsible government in place following the events of 18th of August. The circumstances in Malii today require that closure be brought to the matter now,” he said.

    The President was addressing a meeting convened by him at the Peduase Presidential Lodge to resolve the political stalemate in Mali.

    He said it was his belief that a face to face meeting with between the representatives of the ECOWAS Community and the military leaders in Bamako provided the best opportunity to find a resolution to the situation.

    He said terrorist were taking advantage of the situation in Mali to flex their muscles even more and thanked the military leader for responding positively to his invitation to the meeting.

    The ECOWAS Chair reminded the meeting that today was the day for the military rulers to put in place a government which should respond to the criteria set in August by the bloc.

    He said it was unfortunate that the deadline had not been met, but thanked the Malian military rulers for allowing Mr Keita to leave the country to seek medical attention in the United Arab Emirates.

    Mali, a country of 20 million people, has been unstable politically since 2012 when soldiers opposed to the response by the government to the separatist insurgency by Tuareg rebels in the country’s north, staged a coup d’etat.

    Since then, the political unrest in that country has served as a magnet for al-Qaeda and ISIL-linked groups, who have launched attacks on other West African nations from there, drawing concerns from the 15-member regional bloc.

    The recent unrest in the country follows the worsening security situation created by extremist Islamic groups who have leveraged the Tuareg insurgency and local militia that have banded to quell the chaos.

    Mali’s leader, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita whose reelection in 2018 was marred by low turnout and allegations of fraud further ignited deep resentment for his government.

    He has also been accused of mismanaging the economy and the ongoing insurgency in the north coupled with allegations of corruption.

    Since June 2020, numerous protests have been staged for Keita’s resignation, leading to elements of the Malian Armed Forces staging a coup on August 18 2020, forcing the 75 year old leader to resign and dissolve his government, with the Junta promising new elections within a reasonable timeline.

    The situation was strongly condemned by the international community including the United Nations, the African Union, as well as ECOWAS, who urged the soldier to return to barracks, release immediately Keita who had been held since his deposition.

    ECOWAS further imposed sanctions on Mali and asked neighbouring states to close their land and air borders with that country.

    It also gave the military Junta a deadline of September 15 to appoint a new civilian President and Prime Minister.

    The Peduase meeting, the first official assigment of President Akufo-Addo after assuming the position as Chairman of the Commission, will consolidate all the mediation efforts by the bloc to return Mali to constitutional rule and prevent further deterioration of the political situation there.

    Source: GNA

  • President Akufo-Addo inaugurates projects in Ahafo

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Saturday inaugurated a 68-bed ward, a doctor’s bungalow and a children’s ward at Kenyasi Government Hospital in the Asutifi North District, and a Business Resource Centre (BRC) at Bechem in the Tano South District of the Ahafo Region.

    The inauguration of the projects formed part of activities of the President’s two-day visit to the Ahafo Region.

    At Bechem, President Akufo-Addo said the establishment of BRCs across the country would provide assistance to private businesses with information to improve their production.

    He called on the chiefs and people in the area to ensure proper management of the various facilities to ensure that future generations benefited from them.

    He encouraged businesses to seek information from the facility to improve their operations and to produce quality products to attract buyers.

    As part of his two-day working visit to the region, President Akufo-Addo inspected ongoing construction of projects such as the 8.7km Techire-Adrobaa road, 3.9km town roads, an astroturf at Duayaw Nkwanta and the Ahafo Regional Education Directorate at Bechem.

    He also cut the sod for the construction of the Bechem-Techimantia-Akomadan road at Techimantia, and paid a courtesy call on the Omanhene of Duayaw Nkwanta Traditional Area.

    At Kenyase, the President said the construction of the health facilities was in response to appeals made by the chiefs and people in the area during campaign towards the 2016 general election.

    He appealed to the chiefs and the people, especially the youth, to create an enabling environment for the operations of mining firm Newmount Gold Corp, saying it was playing a key role in the provision of developmental projects in the area.

    Akufo-Addo inaugurates The BRC at Bechem is mandated to promote and support the national industrialisation drive and serve as a one-stop-shop for business development and investment in the area.

    It is also expected to serve as information repository, which will provide a full range of world-class business development services to potential and existing entrepreneurs at Bechem and its surrounding communities.

    The operations of the BRCs will be regulated by the National Board for Small-Scale Industries.

    BRC projects

    The Minister of Trade and Industries, Mr Alan Kyerematen, said a total of 67 BRCs were being constructed in different districts across the country.

    He explained that 37 of them had been completed and were currently operating, while the remaining 30 were at various stages of completion.

    Mr Kyerematen explained that the BRCs would offer support services to individuals who were interested in establishing businesses, and contribute to the one-district, one-factory (1D1F) initiative.

    Benefits

    He said the BRCs would also help to adopt more transformative approach to strategically integrate rural informal small-holder raw material supply base into corporate entities along various commodity value chains that had been identified to be relevant to the 1D1F projects.

    Mr Kyerematen said the projects would also serve as the intermediaries to facilitate the organisation and establishment of the relationship between various actors in these value chains.

    He said it was the vision of the government to establish factories and render support to private companies to expand their production or operations.

    Mr Kyerematen explained that the government was aware that establishing factories was a major way of strengthening the country’s economy, creating jobs and bringing development into the country.

    Mr Kyerematen appealed to the chiefs to release lands for the establishment of industrial estates or parks to create opportunities for individuals interested in establishing industries.

    Source: graphic.com.gh

  • Stand against widowhood rites, other outmoded cultural practices Akufo-Addo to chiefs

    The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is asking chiefs and traditional leaders in the country to consider discarding outdated traditional practices that seek to undermine the fundamental rights of citizens.

    The President was speaking at a meeting with the newly created Bono East Regional House of Chiefs as part of his tour of the Region where he referenced “practices that seek to discriminate between women and children.”

    He further cited widowhood rights as one of the cultural practices which needed to be discarded.

    “It is difficult again to find a justification for some of the widowhood rites that persist today among many of our people,” President Akufo-Addo said.

    He thus urged the chiefs “to be at the forefront of fighting to discard these outmoded practices.”

    Widowhood rites are generally considered negative cultural practices because of its association with the violation of the rights of women.

    Such rites have been described as dehumanising and uncivilized by observers.

    In some instances, widows are tortured, stripped naked, have their hairs shaved, forced to drink concoctions prepared with leaves, hairs and fingernails of their late husbands.

    Assurances to traditional leaders

    The President also assured all the Houses of Chiefs across the country that the government will continue to support the chieftaincy institution so it can be strong and resilient.

    He also highlighted some recent infrastructure support to the new house of chiefs.

    “Six new office complex and bungalows would be provided the six new Regional Houses of Chiefs. Additionally, as I have said, we would strive to give to the institution the requisite support to resolve chieftaincy matters, and carry out research in the many areas of relevance to curb chieftaincy related conflicts,” he said

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Election 2020: Ghanaians will vote in freedom, peace and a secure environment Akufo-Addo

    The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated his commitment to ensure that the Ghanaian electorate are able to cast their vote in peace, security and freedom on 7th December.

    Addressing the Bono Region House of Chiefs on Thursday 10th September 2020, President Akufo-Addo assured the House of the “wholehearted efforts that are going to be made by my Government and I to ensure the peace and stability of the nation, as we enter the last three (3) months of the electioneering campaign”.

    Ghana, according to the President, “has rightly earned a reputation as the pacesetter in democratic governance on the continent, a reputation I am determined to uphold, and, indeed, enhance prior to, during and after the 7th December elections.”

    To this end, he appealed for the full collaboration and co-operation of the Bono House of Chiefs, adding that “we have all to work together to create the environment that will allow the Ghanaian people to make their decision on 7th December in freedom, peace and security. It is their right”.

    Appreciating the indispensable role played by Chiefs in the history and development of Ghana, he explained that, ever since his Government assumed office in January 2017, a lot of steps have been undertaken to strengthen the institution of Chieftaincy.

    These include a 100% increase in the quarterly budgetary support to the Traditional Councils and Houses of Chiefs, and a GH¢3.5 million support for the completion of the new headquarters office complex of the National House of Chiefs in Kumasi.

    Additionally, President Akufo-Addo indicated the commitment of Government to moving speedily on finishing work on the codification of the traditional norms and rules that have guided our communities throughout the ages.

    “The Ministry, in collaboration with the National House of Chiefs, has also begun the process of digitising records of the National House of Chiefs, particularly records in the National Register of Chiefs,” he added

    Towards addressing the challenges of chieftaincy disputes, President Akufo-Addo revealed further that “Government, through the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has arranged to provide the funds that will increase the number of sittings of Judicial Committees of Regional Houses to hasten the adjudication of pending issues, in order to bring closure to many outstanding disputes that continue to generate tension”.

    Again, to reduce conflicts and establish areas of customary jurisdiction and allegiance, the Chieftaincy Ministry, together with the National House of Chiefs has delineated traditional areas of paramouncies, with the President also appealing to the Chiefs to help Government streamline the administration of lands in the country, leading to an efficient and well-functioning regime of titling, fixing of boundaries and ownership tracing.

    “The Chieftaincy Ministry has also instituted a programme to have courses in Chieftaincy development, comprising lectures, seminars and other activities, aimed at building the capacity of Chiefs and all persons with interests in the Chieftaincy institution. I applaud this initiative,” he added.

    Source: Happy 98.9FM