Tag: STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
Small scale miners support the call by the President to depoliticize galamsey
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Mining (GNASSM) has described as refreshing and welcoming, President Akufo Addo’s admission of politicisation in the fight against...
Nii Marmah Boye writes: The truth about food supply in Ghana
I always feel demoralized when I hear comments by politicians on the state of the food supply in my beloved country (Ghana).
On Thursday, 23...
President Akufo-Addo’s last SONA unimpressive – Ras Mubarak
Mr Ras Mubarak, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, has described President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA),...
Professor Gyampo lauds President Akufo-Addo’s last SONA
Professor Ransford Gyampo, a senior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his last State...
‘COVID-19 has helped to resolve issues in the health sector’
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said the COVID-19 pandemic has presented Ghana with the opportunity to resolve some long-standing problems in the...
‘Creation of Oti Region was to bring governance closer to the people’
The creation of the Oti Region, among the six regions created in December 2018, was to bring governance nearer to the people, President Nana...
Emulate President Akufo-Addo’s loyalty to NPP-Carlos Ahenkorah
The incumbent Member of Parliament for Tema West, Mr Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, has admonished members of his party, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)...
CSOs bare teeth at Ghana government for failing to pass AAB into law
Civil Society Organisations Cluster on Decentralization and Citizen’s Participation have expressed displeasure about government’s ability to pass Affirmative Action Bill into law which has...
Ghana is in good health – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, delivering his fourth State of the Nation Address to Parliament Thursday, said Ghana is in good health and...
President Akufo-Addo sympathizes with Chinese over Coronavirus outbreak
President Mana Akufo-Addo has expressed the sympathies and well wishes of his government and Ghanaians to the Chinese government over the outbreak of Coronavirus,...
We need legislative framework to guide State of the Nation Address-Dr Oduro Osae
Dr Eric Oduro Osae, a Local Governance Expert, has called for a legislative framework spelling out the various indicators for presenting the State of...
South African president’s SONA suspended due to disruption
Due to uncontrolled chaos, Parliament Speaker Thandi Modise on Thursday evening suspended a joint sitting of Parliament, where President Cyril Ramaphosa was meant to...
South African president expected to focus on the economic crisis at SONA
As South Africa's economy is still in the doldrums and numerous companies laying off thousands of workers, experts said President Cyril Ramaphosa should prioritize...
South African Minerals Council asks president to take measures to improve economy
The Minerals Council of South Africa has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce measures to address the under-performing economy when presenting the State...
South African Parliament vows to thwart attempt to disrupt president’s SONA
South Africa's Parliament on Monday vowed to thwart any attempt to disrupt President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) in mid-February.
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K.T. Hammond Urges Government to Dismiss All NDC Oil Contracts
Mr Kobina Tahiru Hammond, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Adansi Asokwa, has asked the Government to terminate some oil exploration contracts that were...
Ghana’s President to Draft Legislation to End Political Vigilantism
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,on Thursday, expressed his determination to end political vigilantism in the country by assuring that, if voluntary disbandment of vigilantes...
President Announce That Basic Education Will Now Include SHS
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday announced that this year a legislation will be passed to redefine basic education to include senior high...
Ghana’s President asks the general public to eat healthy
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says that apart from exercising and taking regular health check-ups seriously, it is imperative that Ghanaians eat healthy diets...
#SoNA2019 : government promises to tackle sports infrastructure
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President for the Republic of Ghana, has noted at the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2019, that his government,...
Group of Local Banks Mobilises US$51 Million for a Housing Project
A consortium of local banks has raised 51 million dollars towards the completion of the 200,000 Social Housing Units in Koforidua, Tamale and Ho,...
Ghanaians Expectations Ahead of SONA
With less than a day left for President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA), some Ghanaians have shared...
Ghanaians Anticipations on President’s State of The Nation Address
As the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to deliver his third State of the Nation Address on February 21, Ghanaians have expressed...
President Nana Addo Paints Gloomy Picture Of Ghana’s Economy
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Tuesday, delivering his maiden State-of-the-Nation Address , painted a gloomy picture of the national economy and called for consensus...
Survival Of Humanity At Risk – Minister
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology Innovation, on Monday asked Ghanaians to be safety conscious and change their attitudes for...
Nana Addo To Address The Nation On Feb. 22
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday, February 21, deliver his maiden State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament.
This will be in...
Mahama Makes U-Turn On Dumsor; Says It Is Not Yet Over
John Mahama was heard during the State of the Nation address saying that although there are some challenges in the distribution of power, his...
IMANI Reviews Ghana’s Social Sector Growth
The Think-tank made this observation in a review of the Social Sector as presented by the President, John Dramani Mahama, in his State of...
PPP Is The Only Party With Solutions To Ghana’s Problems
Since the 1992 Constitution came into effect, governance of our nation has been dominated by two political parties—the NDC and the NPP.
These two parties...
Speaker Doe Adjaho tells MPs to “shut up”
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament has sent a stern note of caution to Members of Parliament to prepare adequately with verifiable facts before they...