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 ...
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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...
Great Future Awaits Haruna Iddrisu – Akufo-Addo
Minority Leader and Tamale South MP Haruna Iddrisu has a bright political future ahead of him, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. Mr Iddrisu entered parliament for the first time in 2005...
High Expectations As Akufo-Addo Firms Up Policies With First SONA Today
President Nana Akufo-Addo is set to deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) Tuesday and he is expected to lay out a detailed plan to reform the education and agricultural sectors of the...
Same-Sex Marriage Is An Abomination – Speaker
Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye has said there is no way Ghana will succumb to the liberalisation of the world by accepting homosexuality as part of its culture. Same-sex...
I Never Played Any Role In Bribery Allegations
A member of Parliament's Appoitment Committee Muntaka Mubarak who was fingered in an alleged bribery allegation has taken his turn before a committee set by the Speaker of Parliament to investigate...
Cambodia PM Empowers Court To Dissolve Rival Parties
Cambodia's parliament passed a law Monday giving judges sweeping powers to dissolve political parties, a move seen as a brazen attempt by premier Hun Sen to checkmate his opponents ahead of next...
Let’s Stop Disgracing Ourselves Politically
The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has called on the Chiefs in the Northern region to stop disgracing themselves politically as well as the very custo The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has called on...
Haruna Iddrisu Tells Akufo-Addo
Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has entreated President Nana Akufo-Addo to name his cabinet ministers to Parliament in accordance with Article 76 of the 1992 constitution. Seconding the...
What Becomes of Our Law Makers?
THE Seventh Parliament of Ghana has been hit by some controversies of late. From alleged bribery to approval of ministerial nominees who are not qualified to hold public office. The law-making House...
Why I Chaired Regional Security Meeting
The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister-Designate Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh has admitted to chairing a Regional Security Committee (REGSEC) meeting ahead of his vetting and approval by parliament. “Mr...
Debate On Heritage Fund Usage For Free SHS Premature – MP
A Member of Parliament for Bibiani-Anhweaso-Bekwai, Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu has described as premature criticisms about government’s decision to reserved oil revenue known as Heritage Fund to...
Akufo-Addo Use of Heritage Fund Inconceivable, Fatal – Haruna Iddrisu
Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu says government’s decision to tap into reserved oil revenue known as Heritage Fund to finance its free senior high school (SHS) policy would be fatal for Ghana’s...
Threat To Secede Is Treasonable
The activities of a group of citizens in the Volta Region agitating for the secession of the region from Ghana is treasonable and should be dealt with by the National Security apparatus, the Volta...
MPs Bribery Saga: Ablakwa Made Me Believe It Was A Joke
The first witness in the MP bribery investigations Joe Osei-Owusu says claims that MPs were paid monies to approve a ministerial nominee appeared to him initially as 'a joke'. At a special hearing...
Govt Exploiting Cocoa Farmers
The Western Regional Minister-nominee, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has expressed dissatisfaction with what he described as the undue financial burden placed on cocoa farmers by government. He said the concept...
Cocoa Sector Child Labour Concerns ‘grossly Exaggerated’
The Western Regional Minister-nominee, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has bemoaned the growing perception of child labour in the cocoa sector which he described as “grossly exaggerated.” During his vetting...
Western Region Minister-Designate Doubts Viability of NHIS
The Western Region Minister-designate has doubted the viability of the hugely challenged National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Dr Kwaku Afriyie said the actuarial plan which formed the foundation...
NPP Plotted Dr Agyarko’s Bribery Saga
Even as he is being accused of blowing the lid off the Boakye Agyarko bribery scandal, self-acclaimed financier of the governing New Patriotic Party, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, is also pointing accusing...