I am happy to state that Parliament has virtually completed its deliberations on the RTI Bill, and any moment from now, the nation will hear the news of its passage – Pres. Akufo-Addo.
I could have sat out the violence at Ayawaso, as some did, for Akwatia, Atiwa, Chereponi, Talensi and Amenfi West, but that would not be in the interest of democracy. The time has come to put an end to the phenomenon of politically-related violence
We must not take our peace for granted- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
NDC, NPP must come together to bring an end to vigilantism. I plead to the leaders of the two biggest parties to discourage vigilantism- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
The time has come to put an end to political related violence- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Most of Ghana’s law courts are not fit for purpose- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
There are currently 200 islands and close to 2000 lakeside communities that needs to be put on the grid- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Ghanaians are also expectant of a return to normalcy of all football-related activities as soon as possible, and the Normalization Committee is working to ensure that they meet the March deadline- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Accra-Tema train service is back on refurbished lines- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Mindful of the next generation not the next election – Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Our local textile industry has been struggling for years. We’ve decided to give them a stimulus to put them back on the right footing- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
The ‘One-District-One-Factory’ policy has taken off, and 79 factories under the scheme are at various stages of operation or construction- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
We did not import a single grain of maize in 2018- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
After many, many years of our looking and almost giving up, it took an NPP government to discover oil in 2017. In eight years of NDC administration, 13 oil block deals were signed, and not a single one was developed. The first one signed in 2017, under my government, which was Aker, has led to the second biggest oil discovery in Africa- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
The ban on small scale mining has been lifted but not on galamsey- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
The Odawna Storm Drains in Accra, which have caused many tragedies over the years are now being reengineered by a team of experts who will give it a permanent fix- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Ghana will make available GHC 55.3 million for teachers to provide extra classes for SHS students- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
I urge that we all be patient for investigations into the collapse of the banks to proceed Pres. Akufo-Addo.
I admonish all Ghanaians to learn all the necessary lessons from issues like that of the MenzGold Saga- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Menzgold saga perpetrators will be brought to justice- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
In May 2018, Ghana won accolades at the World Health Assembly for having eradicated Trachoma, an eye disease that has plagued us for a long time- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
We know election years will come around and there will be pressure on government to splurge and persuasive arguments will be made that you have to stay in government to be able to implement your programmes. However, I am bent on running a responsible administration, mindful of the next generation, and not, merely, the next election- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Ghana’s GDP growth is among the highest in the world. Our GDP growth is 2019 is forecasted at 7.9%- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Bagre Dam spillage to be diverted into irrigation- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
It’s unfortunate that in 2019 we have to come back to this but open defecation cannot be a characteristic of a country hoping to be counted among the developed ones- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Jubilee House will be powered by August this year with solar energy as an example to others – Pres. Akufo-Addo.
We spent enough time, energy and money to resolve the Dagbon dispute and I pray that we all continue the process until peace becomes the fabric of Dagbon- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Gas production tripled during the year- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Drone technologies introduced into the health system- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
People who litter would be tried and punished- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
There’s been significant improvement in sanitation- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
A presidential advisory council on science, innovations and technology to be headed by Prof. Ayensu is to be set up- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
World class TVET centres coming up- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
Now that the regions are in place, we have the singular opportunity to avoid the old mistakes of urban planning that have made some of our towns and cities such unattractive places- Pres. Akufo-Addo.
The fight against child labour has chalked some considerable success – Pres. Akufo-Addo.
I am bent on running a responsible administration; mindful of the next generation and not the next elections- Pres. Akufo-Addo
