Yearly Archives: 2021

Akufo-Addo declares 2021 as year of roads again

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has once again declared 2021 as the year of roads. This is to complete some developmental projects his administration began work on during his first term in office. The president further indicated that the declaration of 2021 as the year of roads is aimed at solving the …

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Inviting Military to the floor of Parliament childish – Gyampo

Political Scientist, Prof Ransford Gyampo has indicated that it was childish to have invited the Military into Parliament. The Military were invited to Parliament to protect ballot paper and boxes after violence erupted in the lawmaking house. The move has been widely condemned by sections of Ghanaians who believe that …

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FULL TEXT: President Akufo-Addo’s second-term inaugural address

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today, Thursday, January 7, 2021, took his second term oath of office as President of the Republic of Ghana in Parliament. The president having been sworn in, will be head of state for another four years ending on January 7, 2025, having already led the country for four …

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NDC MPs boycott Akufo-Addo’s inauguration

Members of the NDC in Parliament have boycotted the investiture of President Akufo-Addo for his second term in office. It is unclear the exact basis for the boycott but the party’s Presidential candidate John Mahama is challenging the victory of Mr Akufo-Addo in court claiming electoral fraud. Mr. Akufo-Addo’s investiture …

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SSNIT increases 2021 pensions by 10%

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased monthly pensions by 10% for the year 2021. In a public notice SSNIT said the increment means all pensioners on the SSNIT Pension Payroll as at December 31, 2020, will have their monthly pension increased by a fixed rate of …

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How Germany’s Angela Merkel is reacting to the violence in Washington

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed sadness and anger at the scenes of pro-Trump rioters storming the US Capitol on Wednesday. “A basic rule of democracy is after the election there are winners and losers,” Merkel said, adding, “I regret very much that President Trump did not admit defeat in November …

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