President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday stated that the National Energy Policy, 2020, has been completed to improve the framework and strategies towards meeting the contemporary energy needs of the country.
He said the government had also improved the financial sustainability of the energy sector through several interventions, including paying up the energy legacy debts.
“Furthermore, negotiations with Independent Power Producers, the terms of whose contracts entail substantial financial charges on the state, are ongoing and should be completed by the end of the year. This should result in a more affordable cost of power for the Ghanaian people.”
Delivering the State of the Nations Address (SONA) in Parliament, President Nana Akufo-Addo said under the National Electrification Scheme, a total of 1,436 communities were connected to the national grid, which had increased the national electricity access rate to 85.17 percent as of October 2020, saying his ambition was
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Message On The State Of The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Tuesday, 9th March 2021, At Parliament House, Accra.
Mr. Speaker,
It is always good to be back in Parliament, and to discharge the duty, in accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution, of delivering to the House a Message on the State of the Nation. I am particularly delighted as this Message is the first of my 2nd term, the validity of which was unanimously upheld last week in a well-reasoned and excellent ruling by a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by the Chief Justice, on 4th March 2021.
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Message on the State Of The Nation by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Parliament House, Accra.
We reproduce the entire address below
Mr. Speaker,
It is always good to be back in Parliament, and to discharge the duty, in accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution, of delivering to the House a Message on the State of the Nation. I am particularly delighted as this Message is the first of my 2nd term, the validity of which was unanimously upheld last week in a well-reasoned and excellent ruling by a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by the Chief Justice, on 4th March 2021.
Government will give 280,000 laptops to teachers in the country, President Akufo-Addo has announced. ldquo;I rsquo;m happy to announce that the government is facilitating the acquisition of 280,000 laptops for members of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) this year rdquo;, the President told parliament on Tuesday, 9 March 2021, when he delivered his first State of the Nati