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Akufo-Addo appoints Dr. Eric Nkansah as new GES Director-General

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Eric Nkansah to act as the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service. His appointment takes effect Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The appointment according to a statement signed by Secretary of the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo, is in consonance with Section 19 (1), (2) …

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Why Akufo-Addo sacked GES Director-General after extending his contract

In a letter dated October 17, 2022, and signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo terminated the appointment of the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa. This brought the appointment of the GES boss, who was appointed in 2017, to an end. …

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VIDEO: Two boos in one month: Akufo-Addo suffers local jeer after Global Citizen hoot

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s convoy suffered boos and jeers from bystanders in the Ashanti Region as they made their way through an area reported to be Adum. Despite being a stronghold of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, Akufo-Addo’s convoy received uncharacteristic hoots, boos and jeers as it made …

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Akufo-Addo sacks GES Director-General

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa. His termination was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo and dated October 17. “The Ministry of Education has informed this Office that the exigencies that required your skills and …

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VIDEO: Adum traders hoot, boo and jeer at Akufo-Addo’s convoy as he tours Ashanti Region

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is continuing his tour of the Ashanti Region, which commenced on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Unlike the usual cheering and jamboree that meets the president in the New Patriotic Party’s stronghold during any visit, President Akufo-Addo’s convoy received hoots, boos and jeers as it made its way through …

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VIDEO: ‘Galamseyers’ mock Akufo-Addo as they mine gold in the night

A group of illegal small-scale miners (galamseyers) have taken to the popular social media platform Tik Tok to mock President Nana Akufo-Addo’s effort at combating the menace. In a video shared on the Twitter handle of broadcast journalist, Kafui Dey, a caterpillar earth-moving machine is seen busily at work while …

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’32 Major Hospital Projects Ongoing In Ashanti Region’ – President Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government, since 2017, has embarked on the construction and completion of some thirty-two (32) hospital projects in the Ashanti Region. Speaking at the commissioning of the 60-bed Asante Akim Municipal Hospital on Sunday, 16th October 2022, as part of …

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Culture of Silence: Radio presenter claims Akufo-Addo is behind her dismissal from Kingdom FM

A former radio presenter at Kingdom FM, known as Gh Mouthpiece, has alleged that Ghana’s president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo pressured her director to sack her over comments made against his government and economic hardship under his leadership. According to Gh Mouthpiece, the CEO of Kingdom FM, Jonathan Kwame Amofah, was put …

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Akufo-Addo suspends Yaw Danso over galamsey allegation

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, Yaw Danso has been suspended by the Akufo-Addo for his alleged involvement in galamsey. The decision follows a leaked audio that implicates the District Chief Executive encouraging illegal mining activities in his district. In a letter communicating the …

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17-year-old student writes open letter to Akufo-Addo on ‘galamsey’

A lower six pupil of the Alpha Beta Education Centre at Dansoman has written an open letter to President Akufo-Addo, asking him to take desperate actions to end the illegal mining menace in the country. The 17-year-old Ruth Abotsi observed that failure of the President to take immediate practical actions in dealing with …

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