FULL SPEECH: Akufo-Addo’s SONA 2017
President Akufo-Addo has delivered his first State of the Nation Address in Parliament, touching on the various aspects of the economy. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION ...
Tag: Council of State
Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address 2017
MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017. It is good to be...
President Akufo-Addo’s First State of the Nation Address
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 delivered his first state of the nation address after his investiture as President of the land. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF...
What Is So Good About Akufo-Addo’s So Far So Good Claim?
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo seems to be content with what he has done within his six (6) weeks in office as the 5th President of the Fourth Republic. Assessing himself last week when he met...
‘I’ll Harness Potential’
Brong Ahafo member of Council of State, Kodwo Agyenim-Boateng, says harnessing agriculture potential will be his priority as he serves on the council. Kodwo Agyenim-Boateng, who is a trained...
It Is the People Who Hand Over (1)
Latest: It is the people who hand over (1) There are things we do and say that have the potential to and do, sometimes in reality give too much power to a president of state or the president. One...
Tricksters Impersonating John Boadu To Dupe Party’s Functionaries
Daily Guide has learnt that, some faceless persons have been posing as aides to the National Organizer and Acting General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, John Boadu, and tricking Party...
Parliament Approves 2 Other Nominees For Council of State Position
Parliament has granted its consent to the nomination of two persons to serve on the Council of State. The nominees are a former IGP, Nana Owusu Nsiah and Former Chief of Defence Staff, General JB...
I Would Have Won Council of State Election
Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Enoch Teye Mensah has dismissed claims that his last minute decision to back out of the Council of State elections was due to fear of defeat in...
ET Mensah Laments ‘too Much Mischief’ In Politics
Veteran politician Enoch Teye Mensah has lamented his inability to contest for a seat on the Council of State because of an overly partisan resistance to his bid. Decrying the partisan gridlock on...
I Never Paid Nana Addo’s Presidential Filing Fee
The newly-elected Ashanti regional Council of State representative Nana Owusu Akyaw Brempong has dispelled allegations that he paid the 2016 filing fee of the then Presidential candidate of New...
Make Council of State Decisions Binding On President – CLGA
The Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA), has said that the Council of State’s mandate must be reviewed to make its decisions more binding on the President. Some civil society groups have...
Council of State Was Abused Under Mahama
Legal luminary Sam Okudzeto says he would vigorously fight for more powers for the Council of State insisting the institution was abused under former President John Mahama. He says he would champion...
Make Council of State Decisions Binding On President
The Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA), has said that the Council of State’s mandate must be reviewed to make its decisions more binding on the President. Some civil society groups have...
Council of State Toothless
A former president of the Ghana Bar Association, Sam Okudzeto, is advocating a constitutional amendment to dilute the powers of the president while simultaneously empowering the Council of State to...
Montie 3 Are ‘rascals’ – Sam Okudzeto
The Montie 3: Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Maase (Mugabe) are "rascals", recently-appointed Council of State member Sam Okudzeto has said. The former president of the Ghana Bar...
Oil & Gas Businessman Elected As Volta’s Council of State Rep
Mr. Francis Albert Seth Nyonyo, an Oil & Gas businessman was on Thursday February 16, 2017, elected to represent the Volta Region in the Council of State. The Council of State, which was created by...
Council of State Polls: Bribe Claims Worrying
A lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Dr. Alidu Seidu, has expressed worry over claims that the just ended election of regional representatives to the Council of...
Big Boys Floored In Council Of State Elections
The election of all 10 representatives from the various regions to the Council of State concluded yesterday with intriguing results. All the elected persons were males, with the exception of the...
C’cil of State Polls: I Didn’t Buy Votes – Ideal Fin. Boss
President of Groupe Ideal, Nii Kotei Dzani, has vehemently dismissed allegations that he bribed some delegates in the just-ended Council of State elections. Some of the contenders alleged Dr. Dzani...