Tag Archives: President Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has called on the 2021 Population and Housing Census officials to strictly adhere to the data provision protection in the law to ensure the sanctity of the exercise. The census, which commenced last night, will be implemented for the next two weeks to ensure that everyone in the …

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA). This ends months of speculations linking him to one of the most prestigious state owned enterprises in Ghana. His appointment takes effect from July 1. In a letter dated June 17, 2021, …

Government has revealed that it will spend more than ¢1.5 billion to end the controversial double-track system by 2024. According to the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the said amount will be spent on infrastructure in senior high schools nationwide. The double-track system was introduced in the wake of …

President Akufo-Addo has acknowledged the unflinching support of the late former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, when he sought to secure the presidential seat. Calling the late politician, an “Akufo-Addo loyalist”, the President recounted the moment when Sir John, as he is popularly called, expressed …

So it came to pass, that Haruna Nuako the man who wrote a lengthy article eulogising Alan Kyeremanten and calling him to lead the party in 2024 based on a non-existent “party tradition” is calling for an order on the Vice President because other people are projecting him for 2024. …

President Akufo-Addo has cautioned political actors particularly members of the opposition parties to halt unscrupulous allegations against members in his government to be dealing in illegal mining. Delivering a speech at the National Dialogue on Small Scale Mining Wednesday, the President said although he is determined to enforce the laws …

The immediate past Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has been appointed as a Presidential Advisor on Economic Issues. Also, Oboshie Sai Cofie has been appointed as a Presidential Advisor on Media Affairs. President Akufo-Addo appointed them at a Cabinet meeting. Dr Akoto Osei first served as …

President Akufo-Addo has reversed his earlier decision to cap the budgetary allocation for Parliament and the Judiciary after Speaker Alban Bagbin opposed the Executive’s decision. Speaking in Parliament, Mr Bagbin, who described the move as “worthy of commendation” revealed that government had approved the budget estimated of approximately GH¢523 million, …

President Akufo-Addo has officially retired the Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo. In a letter signed by Nana Asante Bediatuo , the Secretary to the President said “The attention of the President of the Republic has been drawn to records and documents made available to this Office by the Audit Service, that …

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Amankwah says government must reconsider a continuation of the double-track system in some Senior High Schools (SHS). This follows the suspension of the double-track system employed across the country after the reopening of schools for the 2020/21 academic year. The …