Ghana's New Speaker Urges MPs to Give People Hope
Ghana has ushered into office 275 newly elected members of parliament with a call on the legislators to control public expenditure and champion the interest of the people.
Parliament
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Ghana:
Mike Oquaye's Inaugural Address As Speaker in 7th Parliament [full Text]
Ghana Star, 6 January 2017
Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye was today [Saturday], January 7, 2017, sworn-in as the speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic by the Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood. Read more »
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Ghana:
What's in a Legacy? Rawlings Chain, Kufuor Gallon, Mahama Camboo, Akufo-Addo... ?
Ghanaian Chronicle, 6 January 2017
It may be early days yet, but certainly worth the thought. Memorabilia, or maybe just a fancy jargon - before the new president runs out of office, he may have been popular for one… Read more »
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Ghana:
All Set for Nana Addo's Investiture
Ghana Star, 7 January 2017
All is set for the inauguration of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the fifth president of the Fourth Republic of Ghana on 7 January 2017, Friday. Read more »
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Ghana:
Raila, Joho to Attend Ghana President-Elect Addo's Inauguration
Nation, 6 January 2017
Cord leader Raila Odinga and Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho will attend the inauguration of Ghana president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo that will take place in the country's capital Accra… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari to Attend Inauguration in Ghana
This Day, 7 January 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari will, saturday, attend the inauguration ceremony of Ghana's President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo in Accra. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and… Read more »
InFocus
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In his inuagural address, President Nana Akufo-Addo pledged to "deepen" the country's democracy and move it to "higher level of development". Read more »