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Action Movement, a group affiliated to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has stressed the need to rebuild the party to achieve its objectives for the country.

In so doing, the group is calling for the healing of wounds among the rank and file following the NDC’s 2016 electoral defeat.

It has also called on those campaigning for the 2020 presidential slot of the NDC to cease forthwith and rather concentrate on rebuilding the party to capture political power in the next general election.

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The National Chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Professor Edmund Delle has vowed that the party will resist any attempt to rewrite the country’s history in a way that discredits Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s significant role in Ghana’s independence struggle.

He said people agitating over the consistent reference to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah as the founder of independent Ghana are only being selective with history.

Fellow Nigerians, let me take you on historical excursions today. At this unfortunate time that History is not a compulsory subject in our school curriculum, it is pertinent to educate ourselves properly about our dear beloved nation. For those who may not know, Ile-Ife is the ancestral home of all Yoruba people. Please, ignore attempts by all manner of historians attempting to rewrite history. Ile-Ife occupies an eminent space on the world map today, and as far back as I can remember, as being the cradle of Yoruba civilisation, at the very least.

Takoradi March 23, GNA - Mr Robert Porter Jackson, United States of America Ambassador to Ghana has stated that the US government was committed to the transformation of the power sector in Ghana.

He said through companies like GE oil and gas, the US government had made huge investments in they had provided 350million dollars towards the self- help electrification project in 200 communities across Ghana.

Mr Jackson said this during the inauguration of a multi-million dollar General Electric (GE) oil and gas service facility at the Takoradi Port in the western region.

Accra, March 21, GNA - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured investors, both domestic and foreign, that neither his government nor his appointees are in office to compete for business opportunities with the private sector.

He said his administration was setting the ground rules on how government and the private sector should work, reiterating that “the private sector is not going to bring projects only for members of government and their cronies to take over them.

Ghana’s president has offered his condolences to the families of victims of a freak accident at a popular waterfall, in which a tree fell and killed at least 18 people.

It happened during a storm on Sunday at the waterfall in Kintampo, a popular bathing spot in Ghana’s central Brong-Ahafo region. The tree crushed students who were swimming in a pool at the base of the waterfall, local police chief Owusu Boampong told the BBC.

A further 22 people were injured in the incident and taken to local hospitals for treatment.

Accra, March 16, GNA - Mr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the Minister of Information, has justified the seemingly high number of deputy ministers appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, saying the move would ensure efficiency in governance.

He said the president’s decision was prudent as the work to restructure the country’s economy required more hands.

Accra, March 15, GNA - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has released a list of 54 nominated persons, including Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo, Deputy Majority Leader to serve as Ministers of State.

He also nominated Professor Kwesi Yankah, President of the Central University College, to serve as Minister of State and the rest as Deputy Ministers in Government.

Accordingly, the president has forwarded 54 names to Parliament for vetting and approval for the various ministries.

Civil Society Organisation, SEND Ghana has faulted the government over its inability to clearly state its targets for social protections issues, especially child protection and welfare in the 2017 budget.

The group explained that although expenditure allocation to the sector Ministry - the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection- increased by about 416 per cent over the 2016 figure, the absence of a programme budget for the ministry would make it difficult to assess the proportion that goes into child rights promotion and protection.