Politics

I am proud to be a Ghanaian, and I am proud of the country Ghana is becoming. It is an honor and a privilege to lead a nation of passionate people through the kind of transformation Ghana is now experiencing. As president, through the many programs we have undertaken in the past four years, we have and will continue to change lives. We are in the midst of creating a Ghana that generations of citizens can be proud of.

Accra, Dec. 1, GNA - All the seven presidential candidates for the 2016 General Election on Thursday pledged their commitment to ensure free and fair polls before, during and after the exercise.

They have also promised to respect the political ethics by conducting peaceful campaigns and advising their supporters to stay away from any form of violence.

A leading African economic think tank expects Ghana to have economic growth of 8.7 percent in 2017, the fastest of 54 countries ranked on the continent.

Cote d’Ivoire (8.3), Congo (8.0), Ethiopia (7.7) and Mozambique (7.5) rounded out the top five, according to the African Economic Outlook (AEO), a partnership between the African Development Bank, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations.

The Ghana Export Import Bank (Ghana EXIM) was yesterday launched in Accra to provide long term and patient capital, export insurance and financial advisory services for businesses operating in the export end of the market.
The launch was the outcome of two years of preparatory work, which included the merger of three institutions and the subsequent passage of the Ghana EXIM Bank Act by Parliament.

29 November 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Ghana’s President and the opposition leader to continue their role in defusing tensions towards the holding of peaceful and credible elections in the African country.

According to a readout issued by Mr. Ban's spokesperson, the Secretary-General had separate phone calls with John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, and Nana Akufo-Addo, head of Ghana’s opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), to discuss the general elections scheduled to take place on 7 December.

President John Mahama was treated to a surprise birthday celebration early Tuesday morning before starting a heavily packed campaign schedule in the Central region.

The President turned 58 years old Tuesday. A cake designed with the party's colours - red,black and green - was presented to him, surrounded by the Central Regional chairman of the party Allotey Jacobs and party officials.

Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, is expected in Accra on Tuesday to lead the Commonwealth Observer Mission for the general elections on December 7.

The South African diplomat will stay in Ghana for the next two weeks, returning to his home country on December 13.

Mr Mbeki says he accepted the Commonwealth assignment because “all of us have a responsibility to do everything possible to ensure that Africa continues to consolidate and deepen democracy as one of the central pillars in her Renaissance.”

(Ash), Nov 23, GNA – Commissioner of Police (COP) Kofi Boakye, the Ashanti Regional Commander, has underlined the determination of the officers and men to remain politically neutral and professional in the performance of their duties.

He said they would not be distracted and continue to focus on the job of ensuring that there was adequate security protection for everybody.

He was inaugurating a new police station built at Afoako and two tent cities (posts) at Dominase and Poano in the Amansie Central District and Bekwai Municipality, at separate ceremonies.

Chancellor attempts to strike cautiously upbeat tone but OBR warns of extra borrowing over next five years

Philip Hammond conceded that Brexit will blow a £59bn black hole in the public finances over the next five years, as he outlined plans to boost investment in infrastructure and housing to equip the UK economy for life outside the EU.

President John Dramani Mahama has urged the electorate not to fall for the "one this, one that" promises of the New Patriotic Party (NPP ) because those promises are only meant to win votes.
Speaking during a courtesy call on the Wa Naa, Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo, at his palace on Friday, the President said: “The one this, one that promises are empty promises."

Earlier on Thursday night, President Mahama made a similar statement at a rally at Dafiama as he campaigned in the Upper West Region.