Tag Archives: Akufo-Addo

With the statutory deadline for finding a replacement coming up fast, President Akufo-Addo is set, in the coming days or weeks, to appoint a new substantive Special Prosecutor (SP). This will be in line with provisions of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), following the resignation …

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme [NEIP], John Kumah says upon hearing the news of his nomination as Deputy Minister-designate for Finance he was overwhelmed because he thought of himself as the least among many. According to him, the news caught him off guard not …

      President Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of residential facilities for appeal court judges in Kumasi, estimated to cost GHS 76,575,937.   The 20-unit four-bedroom townhouses with boys’ quarters each are expected to be completed in eight months, and being constructed within the Danyame enclave, …

President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr Bawumia have led a delegation to mourn with ace journalist, Kweku Baako. This was during the burial of his mother, Madam Gloria Aba Addison. A pre-burial service was held in her honour at the Community 7 Tema Joint Church. The pre-burial was followed by …

Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo is now a Senior Presidential Advisor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mr Osafo-Maafo who served as a Senior Minister in President Akufo-Addo’s first tenure but retired and chose to remain in the background in the second term disclosed his new role on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. …

Cold store operators at the Asafo Market in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, say they are gradually losing their business due to erratic power supply. Speaking to Kwabena Bobie Ansah on Accra100.5FM’s Citizen Show on 8 April 2021, a cold store operator, Mama Gyaamah, indicated: “We use electricity in our …

  The Akufo-Addo government, despite its elaborated promises and catchy slogans in the 2016 electioneering campaign, is performing poorly compared to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration under John Mahama. According to the Ashanti region Communication team member of the largest Opposition party National Democratic Congres (NDC),  Jerry James Sukah …

President Akufo-Addo has presented 40 Cobra Two armoured personnel carriers to the Ghana Armed Forces at Burma camp. The fleet is expected to enhance the nation’s capabilities in containing threats at the northern borders. President Akufo-Addo commended the men in uniform for their outstanding performance in the recent “operation peace …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to put the country’s economy on a sound footing despite the challenges posed by COVID-19. Speaking during the swearing in ceremony of Ofori-Atta at the Jubilee House in Accra on Tuesday, Akufo-Addo said the ravages of COVID-19 on …

Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Spanish business owners to turn their attention towards Ghana telling them that the West African country is a safe place to invest their money. “As most of you know, Ghana is a haven of peace, security and stability, indeed, the safest country …