Advice me based on truth, no matter how distasteful – Akufo-Addo to Council of State

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday swore in the members of the Council of State, with a call on them to provide him with advice based on the truth, no matter how distasteful it might be. He advised the members of the council to break the tradition of praise-singing and rather be forthright about situations, so that…

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Know Akufo-Addo’s 24-member council of state

The Council of State has a very significant role to play in the governance of the country, as it is enjoined by the 1992 Constitution (Chapter 9, Article 89) to “counsel the President in the performance of his functions”. Its advisory role is akin to what pertains in many families where there are elders to be consulted, especially when…

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Rekindle values of AU – President Akufo-Addo

African leaders wrapped up their summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday, with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo urging them to ensure that the decisions taken at the summit were implemented to give more meaning to the values of unity, solidarity and cohesion on the continent. He described the 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) as a landmark,…

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Ambassador Quartey’s election as AU Vice Chair is great news – Akufo-Addo

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the election of Ambassador Kwesi Quartey as Vice Chair of the African Union Commission was a great news for Ghana. Ambassador Quartey, a former Secretary to President John Dramani Mahama was on Monday elected at the 28th Summit of Heads of State and Governments at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in…

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President asks UN Sec-Gen to reform Security Council. Proposes full representation of Africa

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on the new United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, to spearhead the democratic reforms of the UN Security Council. Such reforms, he said, should include the full representation of Africa on the Security Council, as proposed by the African Union (AU) in Swaziland in 2005. Addressing a…

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Profile of Regional Ministers designate

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, announced his ministerial nominees for the ten administrative regions. Below are the profiles of the various nominees Archibald Yao Letsa – Volta Region Archibald Yao Letsa is 59 years old and hails from Klefe Achatime in the Ho Central Constituency. He is a medical doctor by profession, with a Bachelor of Medicine…

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President Akufo-Addo pays touching tribute to late Asantehemaa

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has a paid deeply touching tribute to the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afua Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, who he said, provided him with invaluable counsel. She was an invaluable and constant source of advice to me, he stated. “It has often been said that man proposes and God disposes. The news of her death is…

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Ghana deploys troops to support ECOWAS mission in The Gambia

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved and authorized the deployment of a combat team of 205 troops to The Gambia as part of an ECOWAS mission in the country. A statement signed by the acting Communications Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, said the troops have been backed with the appropriate logistical equipment. It explained that “ECOWAS has…

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