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President Akufo-Addo Tuesday reiterated that he is not perturbed about the size of his government, despite scathing opposition. According to critics, the president is simply dolling out jobs to loyalties when he should be protecting the public purse. The founding president of IMANI Ghana Franklin Cudjoe for instance speaking on Morning Starr in March described the development as “senseless” and ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said his fellow party member Kennedy Agyapong does not “irritate” him, despite the Assin Central lawmaker’s incessant attacks on his own party. “Regarding Kennedy Agyapong’s comments, I am not surprised at where he is going. I have been in the same party with Ken for many years and so I understand him and we know ourselves ...

Information Minister Mustapha Hamid has apologised to media houses which may have felt slighted or sidelined in favour of others at the President’s encounter with the media on Tuesday. His apology follows accusations by certain media houses that a few media groups were favoured to the neglect of others. “Somehow, there is an accusation which I’ve heard which may be ...

Outspoken New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region has denied media reports that he is disappointed in President Akufo-Addo for sidelining the Central Region in his appointments. Ken Agyapong while addressing the Central Regional Delegates Conference of the NPP on Sunday called on the people of the region to rise up and ...

Outspoken New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region has denied media reports that he is disappointed in President Akufo-Addo for sidelining the Central Region in his appointments. Ken Agyapong while addressing the Central Regional Delegates Conference of the NPP on Sunday called on the people of the region to rise up and ...

President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is meeting journalists for the to present an account of his leadership within the first six months of his administration. The president touched on illegal mining, job creation, economy, the planting for food and jobs project among other issues in his presentation. He also answered questions bothering on various issues from the media. The president ...

President Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to see the fight against corruption as a fight against crime, and not political witch-hunt. “I won’t accept that the process of bringing people before the court for corruption are done for political purposes. They are done because we have evidence the people breach the law and thereby caused damaged to the public interest,” he ...

The restoration of nursing and teaching trainee allowances will take effect at the start of new school year, President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo-Addo has announced. He gave the hint when he delivered his opening remarks at the maiden media encounter held at the seat of government Tuesday July 18, 2017. The ruling government in 2016 promised to restore the scrapped allowances ...

President Akufo-Addo has said he is not worried about the size of his government despite criticisms that having 110 Ministers and deputies will drain the coffers of the state. “I’m not worried about the size of government because I think that first of all the overwhelming majority of people in the government are MPs, who are already on the public ...

The vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said he is not in a position to update Ghanaians about the status of his official residence which commenced during the John Mahama administration. The official residence of the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana became a subject of controversy when the new administration of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) took over. ...