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The Board Chair of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, has urged President Akufo-Addo to reject the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill. In her address at a press conference centred on human rights and supporting sexual minorities in Ghana, Prof. Gadzekpo contended that …

President Akufo-Addo says he does not drink alcohol. “I don’t drink alcohol. Everybody who knows me know that I don’t drink alcohol,” he said while delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. President while delivering the SONA, started experiencing incessant coughs, hence …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the government took deliberate planning to keep the country safe and secure. He says Ghana has not been affected by the extremism that is occurring in neighboring countries because of the proper planning. The armed forces and all the security agencies have …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Alexander Ampaabeng, the NPP 2024 parliamentary candidate for the Juaboso constituency in the Western North Region, as the deputy minister for finance. He comes to the role following the elevation of Abena Osei-Asare from the deputy ministerial position to a minister of …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta as the Senior Presidential Advisor and Special Envoy for International Finance and Private Sector Investments. Mr Ofori-Atta was relieved of his position as Finance Minister on Wednesday, February 14, and replaced with Mohammed Amin Adam The Chief …

President Akufo-Addo has spoken about the motive behind his recent ministerial reshuffle , which comes at the tail end of his last term in office. Breaking away from his usual practice of maintaining ministers for extended periods, the President initiated a significant overhaul in response to mounting pressure from political …

A Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has urged ministers and deputy ministers serving in President Akufo-Addo’s administration who feel fatigued and unable to contribute effectively to step aside. Mr Mohammed emphasised that this move would create opportunities for individuals with fresh perspectives and …

President Akufo-Addo’s latest ministerial reshuffle has been welcomed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, and twelve other individuals including ten Cabinet Ministers and two regional Ministers were dismissed by President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, February 14. NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong lauded the …

The Minority in Parliament has criticised President Akufo-Addo’s ministerial reshuffle, labeling it as lackluster and lacking inspiration. According to NDC MPs, the reshuffle is belated and fails to address the ongoing economic crisis in the country. In a press statement issued by Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, they condemned …

The keenly-awaited ministerial reshuffle of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government has yet to be formally communicated. This has not stopped political watchers from speaking to insider politics within the corridors of power. Towards the end of last week, Angel FM reported that the list of changes was set for …