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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the Tema Motorway Interchange, aimed at easing traffic congestion in the area. He noted that the project, funded by a grant from the Japanese government, will stimulate economic activities not only in Ghana but also across the ECOWAS region

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is urging Ghanaian electorates to vote massively for Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia and the NP Parliamentary Candidates on Saturday for them to win this year's election

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in five new ambassadors at a ceremony at the Jubilee House, Accra. The event underscored the critical role of diplomacy in advancing Ghana's national interests and enhancing its global reputation.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the new state-of-the-art headquarters of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) in Accra, marking a significant milestone in the Central Bank's efforts to enhance its operations and service delivery. - Full details!

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo officially commissioned the Flowerpot Interchange on the Spintex Road, to help ease traffic in that vicinity. President Akufo-Addo said the state-of-the-art interchange represents a major step forward in addressing Ghana's transportation challenges and fostering economic growth.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has emphasized the significance of the Flower Pot Interchange, describing it as a legacy that will benefit future generations.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has taken action in response to a press release issued by Organised Labour on 7th October 2024, calling for an immediate halt to illegal mining ("galamsey") in and around water bodies and forest reserves.

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is an extension of a third term for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his family - Joyce Bawah Mogtari (Spokesperson For NDC Flagbearer, John Mahama)

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government has made renting very easy through the rental assistance scheme - Lawyer Nana Akwasi Awuah

A Governance expert, Dr. Arthur Duncan has called out on the Flagbearer of NPP for not asking Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo to reduce his number of ministerial appointments when he knew 50 could have done the same work.

Deputy Chief of Staff Fawaz Aliu has been made Ambassador At-Large in addition to his current role. He was among three new ambassadors sworn-in by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House. His appointment comes at the heels of that of Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante whose appointment as Ambassador At-Large attracted huge attention from the public

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched a fleet of 2,240 road construction equipment units under the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), aiming to decentralize development and improve road infrastructure nationwide. However, the NDC argues that this initiative was originally started by John Mahama, only for the NPP to discontinue and sell the equipment. Old-Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah addresses the NDC's claims. [Listen]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the “Agyapadie” document as a fabricated document by his opponents to undermine his political career.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has strongly justified his decision to appoint 16 new Court of Appeal judges, stating that the current times and circumstances necessitate their work

The statement, which compared President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's performance to that of other former heads of state, sparked heated discussions across the nation. Dr. Prempeh in a statement issued today (July 12, 2024) clarified that his remarks were purely his personal opinion and not an official stance of the NPP.  He said he never intended to disrespect Ghana's first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, or any other former leader. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ksspod/support

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has rubbished rumors that, some members of the national council of NPP was against Napo's appointment as running mate

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo should be scared now because a probe into the GHC500m fumigation contract during Covid will start soon - Lawyer Martin Kpebu

The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is appealing to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to treat it as a matter of “urgency” sign the Anti-Witchcraft Bill passed by Parliament some nine months ago.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed disappointment with the ministerial reshuffle by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government intends to make entry into Ghana by Africans visa-free, especially with the view to enhancing intra-regional business. President Akufo-Addo said this at the launch of Africa Prosperity Dialogues organized by Africa Prosperity Network (APN) at Peduase in the Eastern region

Family of the late former President, Professor John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills, has requested President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to provide them with the late president's autopsy report. They expressed concern over the unknown cause of his death and emphasised the importance of obtaining the report for closure and historical record. The appeal was made by Nana Enyimfua III, representing the family, during a visit to the president in Accra on Saturday. They hope to receive the report before President Akufo-Addo's term concludes

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has noted that though several laws have been enacted to check corruption and corrupt practices, the menace still persists. He describes the situation where people either demand bribes before doing their work or collect bribes to allow wrongdoings retard development. President Akufo-Addo said Ghana loses an estimated amount of $3bn annually to corruption.

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia won't be an extension of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration - Sammi Awuku

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo intervenes in disciplinary action taken against eight students of Chiana Senior High School

Controversial man of God, Prophet Kofi Oduro, has criticised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for what he described as the President's recent arrogance. According to the founder of the Alabaster International Ministries, he [Nana] has departed from the humility that endeared him to voters in his bid to be president.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 18th October 2022, cut the sod for the commencement of construction of a 4-tier interchange at Suame, in fulfillment of a pledge he made during his tour of the Ashanti Region last year. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the Suame Interchange will be the first 4-tier interchange in the Ashanti Region, and the second in Ghana, after the Pokuase Interchange which I commissioned on 9th July 2021.”

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cast doubts over President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's resolve to deal ruthlessly with government officials said to be engaging in illegal small-scale mining also known galamsey. The NDC maintains government and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have not shown enough commitment in dealing with party bigwigs behind the illegality.

National Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, has advised the ruling government to re-examine itself, rather than pointing accusing fingers at them. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was booed whiles on stage at a global entertainment event held at the Black Star Square in Accra. Thousands of patrons were at the venue to witness the Global Citizen festival which had a number of local and international artistes performing.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is unwavering in his resolve to build a National Cathedral in Ghana. “We will surely build the [National] Cathedral,” President Akufo-Addo stressed. According to him, the project is dear to his heart and will ensure that the facility is built to glorify God.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he is open to a national conversation on the government's Free SHS programme. He indicated that such a conversation should include funding, access, and sustainability.

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sacked the Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Col. Kwadwo Damoah. The directive was for Col. Damoah to hand over his office following the expiration of his contract on October 13, 2021, effective Friday, August 26, 2022.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday commissioned 13 Megawatts solar power plant at Kaleo in the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region. The £22.8 million solar plant of the Volta River Authority (VRA), which sits on a 20.4-hectare land began in February 2020 when President Akufo-Addo cut the sod for its construction.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Government, through the Ministry of Finance, have supported the Legal Aid Fund and the Law Reform Fund with a contribution of GH¢2.2 million, aimed at promoting the rule of law in the country.

Family members of the 44 Ghanaians who were killed in Gambia in 2015 have called on the government to make strenuous efforts to get them compensation and ensure justice prevails in the case. According to the family members, during the incident, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was then the foreign minister, “but now that you are the president, and a visionary leader with full knowledge of the case, we have full hope that you will do all you can to get us compensation and bring the perpetrators to book”.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, on Monday, 18th July 2022, inducted into office ten Justices of the High Court. This makes it the 5th time he is doing so since becoming President of the Republic. The swearing in ceremony took place at the seat of government, the Jubilee House in Accra.

ECOWAS leaders are meeting in Accra to, among other things, elect a new Chairman. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, after serving two consecutive terms, will bring his tenure to an end after today's meeting. Opening the ongoing summit, Nana Akufo-Addo said he did his best to serve the region during the period amidst difficult times.

A former Minister of Energy, Mr Boakye Agyarko, has said he currently don't have a relationship with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo following the circumstances under which he was relieved of his position in August 2018 in relation to the Ameri power deal.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has led the country in a nationwide tree planting exercise under the Green Ghana Project. Speaking at a tree-planting ceremony at the Efua Sutherland Park in Accra to kick start the nationwide exercise, the President said the target, this year, is to plant twenty million (20,000,000) trees across the country in both Forest Reserves and off forest reserves.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said at the African Development Bank (AfDB) meeting in Accra on Tuesday May 24 that since February, prices of staple food commodities have surged drastically.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that a committee established by his government is working on a proposal to establish an airport that will be strategically located between the Central and Western Regions to serve their air travel needs.

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to dismiss Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, from office with immediate effect considering the level of socio-economic hardships the country is faced with. He is also calling on for a cabinet reshuffle to bring on “fresh minds”.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sanctioned some major reliefs as part of efforts to recover the economy and set it back to its pre-COVID-19 levels. The reliefs include the opening of the country's land borders, the easing of general COVID-19 restrictions and measures to arrest the depreciation of the cedi.

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to open Ghana's land borders to allow for the free movement of persons and goods. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on March 22, 2020 announced the closure of the country's land, sea and air borders as part of measures to reduce the importation of the dreaded coronavirus disease.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reaffirmed the commitment of Government to bring to an end the strike action that has been undertaken by the University Teachers' Association of Ghana (UTAG). Speaking at the National Labour Conference on Monday, 28th February 2022, at Kwahu Nkwatia, in the Eastern Region, President Akufo-Addo, whilst expressing his appreciation for the relative peace prevailing on the industrial front, stated that more needs to be done to strengthen the rapport between tripartite partners for greater cooperation.

Ghana, Rwanda and Senegal have partnered with German biotechnology company, BioNTech SE, to fill, finish, and package BioNTech mRNA vaccines in Africa. Germany, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and President Macky Sall of Senegal, as well as President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, witnessed the official presentation of a BioNTech modular production facility, for the production of mRNA vaccines in Africa. The BioNTainer is equipped to manufacture a range of mRNA-based approved vaccines specifically to the needs of African member states.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has donated an amount of one hundred thousand cedis (GHc 100,000) to the Apiate explosion support fund set up by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to assist the affected persons in the community. President Akufo-Addo made the donation to the fund after interacting with the five-member committee constituted by the Land and Natural Resources Minister to steer the affairs of the Fund when they paid a courtesy call on him at the Jubilee House.

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) and the Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA) have commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for directing the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to suspend the implementation of the reversal of discount on the benchmark value policy to pave the way for broader consultations with stakeholders.

The Director of Communications at the presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin has disclosed that Ghana's presidential delegation to the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, Scotland was comprised of 24 persons. According to Mr Arhin, contrary to some media reports that suggested that the Presidency funded the trip to COP 26 to over 300 persons, only 24 persons including President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and four Ministers were on the trip.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has told the newly- confirmed Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) that it continues to be a “good time to be in charge of districts, municipal and metropolitan areas”, as they have the opportunity to transform their local economies, and preside over the creation of jobs for the Ghanaian people.

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised to address challenges facing onion sellers at Adjen Kotoku in Accra. According to him, those needs will be addressed in earnest to assist the traders in their activities. President Akufo-Addo gave the assurance on Thursday, October 21, 2021, when he met the traders as part of his tour of the Greater Accra Region.

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has apologized to the people of Cape Coast for saying he never promised a harbour in the Central Regional capital. Some residents of Cape Coast had been waiting on the government for the construction of a new harbour because the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) promised to establish such a facility in the area during the run-up to the 2020 general elections.

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today, Thursday, October 21, 2021, begin a three-day tour of the Greater Accra Region. This will be President Akufo-Addo's first official tour of the region after his victory in the 2020 elections.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point. This is a 330/34.5 kilo-volt substation designed to improve the supply and distribution of electricity for consumers in the northern areas of Accra.

The Queenmother for Assin Effukwa Traditional Area, Nana Afranse IV, who is currently acting as the Paramount Chief for the area, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure that the anti-LGBTQ bill, currently before Parliament, is passed into law.

Ghana's Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has says cyber security companies and professionals in the country will soon be licenced.She says Section 49 of the cybersecurity Act 2020 introduced the mandatory licensing of cybersecurity service providers.President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says professionals in the field would be certified and licenced as pertained in Law, Accounting and other professions and charged the Cyber Security Authority to work towards the certification, accreditation and licensing of cyber security institutions and professionals.The Minister stressed that section 59 further enjoined the Authority to enforce the adoption of cybersecurity standards and monitor compliance of public and private entities.

Ghana's Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has says cyber security companies and professionals in the country will soon be licenced.She says Section 49 of the cybersecurity Act 2020 introduced the mandatory licensing of cybersecurity service providers.President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says professionals in the field would be certified and licenced as pertained in Law, Accounting and other professions and charged the Cyber Security Authority to work towards the certification, accreditation and licensing of cyber security institutions and professionals.The Minister stressed that section 59 further enjoined the Authority to enforce the adoption of cybersecurity standards and monitor compliance of public and private entities.

Ghana's Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has says cyber security companies and professionals in the country will soon be licenced.She says Section 49 of the cybersecurity Act 2020 introduced the mandatory licensing of cybersecurity service providers.President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says professionals in the field would be certified and licenced as pertained in Law, Accounting and other professions and charged the Cyber Security Authority to work towards the certification, accreditation and licensing of cyber security institutions and professionals.The Minister stressed that section 59 further enjoined the Authority to enforce the adoption of cybersecurity standards and monitor compliance of public and private entities.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in Dr. George Akuffo Dampare as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP).The swearing-in and confirmation ceremony was held at the Jubilee House on Friday, October 8, 2021.

Discussing President Akufo Addo's visit to the Ashanti Region: Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to strive to leave behind a befitting legacy.

The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG) has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take immediate steps to review the salaries of judges in the lower courts which have been outstanding since 2013.

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will today [Friday, October 1, 2021], begin a four days tour of the Ashanti Region. This will be President Akufo-Addo's first visit to the Kumasi after the 2020 elections. It will also be the first time the President will meet with inhabitants of the Ashanti Region after the nomination of MMDCEs which was met with some agitations in the region..

Vice President Kamala Harris welcomes the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to the White House Thursday, where the two will discuss bilateral causes and strengthening the relationship between the two countries.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advised lawyers to pay their taxes as required by law. Speaking at the Ghana Bar Association's 2021 conference, he said charity begins at home, and as a legal practitioner, it was prudent for them to set good examples.

Topic: What is the state of your economy? As a Ghanaian are you suffering or the system is treating you well? with - Raymond Acquah, Araba Koomson, and Winston Amoah; "Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his team had given me so much high expectation and unfortunately he's been a disappointment and if something drastic is not done this government will go down as the worst in the 4th Republic"

Discussing Kissi Agyebeng as the new special prosecutor; Ghana's new Special Prosecutor, Mr. Kissi Agyebeng, has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Ghanaians that he will do his best to “suppress and repress corruption” in the country.

Discussion on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's promise to build 88 hospital; "Unfortunately for the Ghanaian politician, wherever he finds himself he says 'yɛnhyɛ bɔ, yɛhyɛ bɔ nu wie aa', we will think about how to deliver" - Winston Amoah

Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, says African countries must be encouraged to develop the capacity to produce their own vaccines. He says the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that there is a need to hasten the process of regional and continent integration. He was speaking at the opening of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the fifth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). The week-long meeting is taking place at the PAP precincts in Midrand, South Africa, under the theme: " Year of the Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want. Nhlanhla Mahlangu reports…