Mr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, a former Minister of Trade and Industry, has described Mr Alban Bagbin 39;s election as Speaker of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic as a sign of new era in Ghana 39;s politics.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed the confidence that the Executive and Legislature, guided by their relationship, will work together in the interest of the people to ensure good governance in the affairs of state.
He has, for his part, given assurance of his determination to work with the Legislature to achieve the desired results.
“I want to assure you of my wholehearted determination to work with you to advance the peace, progress and prosperity of the Ghanaian people,” he said.
Delivering his inaugural speech after taking and subscribing to the oath of allegiance and the Presidential oath at a ceremony on the precincts of Parliament in Accra yesterday, President Akufo-Addo said the make-up of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic made it obligatory for the Executive and the Legislature to co-operate with each other.
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The Office of late President Jerry John Rawlings has informed the general public about a fake Twitter account that has been created in the name of his son, Kimathi Rawlings.
A statement signed by Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, Executive Secretary of Mr Rawlings’ Office,
the fake Twitter account was publishing falsehoods attributed to the son of the former President, Kimathi Agyeman-Rawlings.
“The fake Twitter handle @KimathiRawlings was not created by Kimathi Agyeman-Rawlings and all the posts on the handle are not attributable to him,” according to the statement.
“The matter has been reported to the Cyber Crime Unit of the Ghana Police Criminal Investigations Department and representations made to the company, Twitter,” it said.
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Dr. Kwame Akonor, the Founding Chairman of the New York-based African Development Institute (ADI), is organizing an event in conjunction with ADI, billed as Democracy and Development in Ghana: An Analysis of the Legacy of President Jerry John Rawlings, to discuss the legacy of Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings who recently passed on after a short illness. Rawlings’ passing took place on November 12, 2020.
PROGRAM DETAILS
TIME: Saturday, January 9, 2021, 3-5 pm (Eastern Standard Time).
Each speaker will be given 20 minutes to make his/her presentation. The remaining 1 hour will then focus on Q&A. Notable speakers include:
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