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  President  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo   has urged all Ghanaians to be prepared to make sacrifices as part of efforts to make Ghana a progressive, happy and prosperous country. Mr Akufo-Addo said this in his Christmas  message  to Ghanaians on Saturday December 24. <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8329284636854343"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> He said “Let us be prepared to make the sacrifices that will enable us to build a happy, progressive and prosperous Ghana we all desire. I urge all of us to celebrate the season safely and responsibly.” He further appealed to the affluent to extend helping hand to persons in need. “Those who are in fortunate position, remember to lend a helping hand to those who are in need,” he said. The President further said the country is beginning to come out of the difficult economic situation it was faced with in the last three <...

 To support the digitization of the Ghana Police Service and the fight against crime, today, I presented over $2 million worth of mobile identification devices and a Mobile Device Management System to the Ghana Police Service donated by the Margins Group, an indigenous Ghanaian Identity Systems Company.    These mobile devices and systems will capture the unique biometric and biographic information of individuals, verify vehicle registration, drivers license, road worthiness certificate and insurance, and match the data against other databases including the National Identification Authority’s database.    The devices will give police officers real- time access to data on individuals, vehicles, criminal histories etc. and therefore help in the fight against crime.

 Earlier this month, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo paid a working visit to the 97.3 km Tema to Mpakadan Railway project which currently stands at about 99.4 % completion. Currently, plans are far advanced to secure some railway coaches for operation on the line once work is complete within the first quarter of 2023.  The president opened vehicular traffic on the Afienya Road over Bridge and Inspected work on the Volta rail bridge amongst others as part of his visit. The Tema-  Mpakadan railway project is part of a multi mo dal transport project involving rail, road, and lake transport systems from Tema to Buipe. This project upon completion will improve Existing port operations at the Tema; resulting in a reduced vessel waiting time, and container dwelling time which would lead to the competitiveness of the port and enhance safety. 

 14th December 2022 For Immediate Release   “LET’S HELP MAKE AFRICA THE PLACE FOR INVESTMENT & PROSPERITY” – PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO   The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the African diaspora to help change the African narrative, which has been characterised largely by a concentration on disease, hunger, poverty and illegal mass migration.   Speaking at the Young African and Diasporan Leaders’ Summit, being held on the sidelines of the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, in Washington D.C, on Tuesday, 13th November 2022, President Akufo-Addo stated that “the urgent responsibility we face is to make our countries and our continent attractive for our people to see them as places of opportunities.”   According to President Akufo-Addo, history is replete with several examples of the positive impact of diasporan communities on the growth and development of countries, through increased trade activities, rising investments, and the transfer of...

 POLICE DECLARE SIXTEEN PEOPLE WANTED FOR VIOLENT DISTURBANCES AT NDC'S NATIONAL YOUTH AND WOMEN'S CONGRESS HELD AT CAPE COAST  Following violent disturbances at the NDC's National Youth and Women's Congress held at Cape Coast in the Central Region on December 10, 2022, 16 people have so far been declared wanted in connection  with the violence.  While proceedings were ongoing at the Congress two rival groups violently clashed throwing stones, blocks, sticks, clubs, chairs among others, causing injury to three persons and destruction to property. The intervention of the Police brought the situation under control for the processes to continue to the end without any further incident.  After an initial review of Police-specific video footages of the event, 16 suspects have so far been identified as some of the people involved in the violence and have been declared wanted.  A Ghc10,000.00 reward has been set aside for any member of the public who can provide cr...

 On Thursday, 8th December 2022, I was in Takoradi, capital of the Western Region, for four good reasons - firstly to commission a new state-of-the art Dry Bulk Terminal; secondly to commission the Atlantic Terminal Services (ATS) Container and Multipurpose Terminal; thirdly to cut the sod for the construction of an Oil and Gas Services Terminal; and lastly to launch Prime Meridian Dock (PMD) Company’s Floating Dry-dock.  Government is determined to improve maritime trade, and position it as a major economic growth engine. The Port of Takoradi was conceived mainly because its initiators thought it was an ideal location for the export of raw materials with which this region is endowed.  But, as I have said on many occasions, the idea that we can project our development goals on the production and export of raw materials, and still think we can rid ourselves of the shackles of under development and poverty, is not a well-grounded one. The benefits of these projects are con...