The status of the Agenda 111 hospital projects has been criticized by President John Dramani Mahama, who claims that despite large financial investments, not a single one of the “knee-jerk” responses to the Covid-19 outbreak is operating. On Thursday, February 27, he gave his first State of the Nation Address …
Read More »COCOBOD owes Ghc32.5bn, ECG Ghc68bn as Ghana’s debt increases to Ghc721bn – Mahama
Ghana’s economic predicament has been harshly assessed by President John Dramani Mahama, who has called the country “broken on many fronts” as a result of crippling debt and poor financial management. On Thursday, February 27, he gave Parliament in Accra his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of his …
Read More »Bondholders will be paid to the last pesewa due them – Mahama
Despite the nation’s current economic hardship, President John Dramani Mahama has reassured bondholders that his administration is still dedicated to meeting all financial commitments. “Bondholders can rest assured that they will be paid up to the last pesewa,” On Thursday, February 27, 2025, Mahama made this announcement in his first …
Read More »SONA 2025: Only $64,000 and Ghc143m left in sinking fund – Mahama discloses
Ghana’s Sinking Fund has a balance of only $64,000 and GHS143,000, according to President John Dramani Mahama, defying assertions made by the previous Akufo-Addo administration that it had significant reserves for debt payments. President Mahama discussed the financial predicament left by his predecessor in his first State of the Nation …
Read More »SONA 2025: I will not cancel the free SHS programme – Mahama reaffirms
The statement that the Free Senior High School program will not be cancelled has been reiterated by President John Dramani Mahama. Instead, his administration will enhance the program, he stated. In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to parliament on Thursday, February 27, he stated that there was significant …
Read More »Mahama thanks Organized Labour for accepting 10% base pay
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed gratitude to labor unions for agreeing on the 10% wage increase. This year is a year of sacrifice, he said in his first State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday, February 27. “I am confident that the sacrifice we have all made …
Read More »Mahama commends Parliament for prompt ministerial approvals
President John Dramani Mahama has thanked Parliament for vetting and approving his cabinet nominees so quickly, calling it a first for Ghana’s Fourth Republic. In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of his second term, Mahama praised the effectiveness and commitment of lawmakers on Thursday, February 27, 2025. …
Read More »I fixed dumsor before handing over power in 2017 – Mahama
As he stepped down in 2017, President John Mahama reiterated that he had successfully ended Ghana’s “dumsor,” or electricity rationing. On Thursday, February 27, he gave his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of his second term. He emphasized that his administration took immediate action to put an end …
Read More »I will fix the economic crisis confronting our country and reset it – President Mahama
By the end of his four-year term, President John Dramani Mahama has promised Ghanaians that his administration will have resolved the nation’s economic crisis. On Thursday, February 27, in his first State of the Nation Address to Parliament during his second term, he acknowledged the dire economic situation but pledged …
Read More »President Mahama promises to reduce presidential staffers
President John Dramani Mahama has declared his goal to drastically cut the number of presidential staff members in his administration. He emphasized the necessity of a lean and effective administration to ensure wise use of public resources in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in his second term, …
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