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Nana Akuffo Addo Addresses the Nation on the Re-Opening of Airport and the Educational System

The President’s 16th address on measures taken to manage the Covid-19 was successfully delivered on Sunday, August 30, 2020 between 8pm and 8:15pm.

His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo eased some earlier restrictions to aid Ghanaians go on with their normal duties.

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On reopening of Ghana airport, the President gave a strong assurance of possible reopening by September 1, 2020.

President also said, the active cases of Covid-19 is still on the decline. Comparing the last active Covid-19 cases (1,847) to the current active cases as at Friday, August 28, 2020, the cases has declines significantly to 1,059.

He pointed out that some regions with zero active cases are not obeying the Covid-19 rules especially the wearing of face masks.
The current survey by Ghana Health Service on wearing of mask in the selected areas in Accra has now reduced compared to the previous data. The President added that the recent poor adherence to the wearing of mask is not acceptable.

On reopening of Ghana’s airport, the President announced that the Kotoka International Airport will be opened effectively Tuesday September 1, 2020. He added that Ghana is very ready to test anyone who enters the country through the airport. All airlines that use the airport have been informed to strictly obey the laid down protocols. All persons using the port will undergo mandatory Covid-19 test before boarding an aircraft to Ghana and upon reaching Kotoka International Airport another 30 minutes PCR test will be conducted on all passengers. Those who test positive will be handed over to the health team for further action. Those who may test negative will be allowed to go to their various homes. Children below 5 years won’t be tested.

However, land and sea borders of the country will still remain closed

On Pre-tertiary education, the President directed that all JHS 2 students and SHS form two students should return to school from 5th October, 2020 to 14th December, 2020. The Junior High schools will operate at 30 students per class whiles SHS 2 students will operate at 25 students per class. They will spend a total of ten weeks and take their end of semester examinations. They will be supplied with all the necessary materials like veronica backet and face masks so they could adhere to the protocols. All students and their teachers including non-teaching staffs will also continue to enjoy one hot meal a day.

All visits to the various campuses and sporting activities on campus are still banned.

However Nursery to JHS 1 students and SHS 1 students will start school next year.

On tertiary institutions he stated that all tertiary institutions which has not yet conducted their final exams for the continuing students are allowed to go back to school to complete their various academic work.

Beaches, pubs and night clubs still remain closed until further notice.

On sports, the President said all contact sports particularly football will still remain at halt, but serious consultations are still on going to lift the restrictions. However all non-contact sports can go on as directed earlier.

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August 31, 2020
Akuffo Addo Addresses the Nation Today on Re-Opening of the Airport and Updates on COVID-19

President Nana Akufo -Addo will address the nation at 9 pm tonight (August 30) on measures taken so far to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

The president is expected to ease more restrictions particularly the opening of the country’s border by air.

It’s been 6 months since the novel Coronavirus first hit the shores of Ghana. Many sectors of the nation were hit hard by the pandemic. The country even had to go under a lockdown for some time. However, the tide kept turning for humanity and easing of restrictions started.

In Ghana some sectors of the economy were opened and final year students of the various levels of education were made to go back to school and complete their studies. Tonight Sunday August 30, 2020 at 8:00pm the President, Nana Akufo-Addo will address the nation on the measures taken the spread of the Coronavirus. Ghanaians are optimistic of many things.

Ghanaians expect the government to officially declare our airspace open. Last week the aviation authorities conducted checks at the Kotoka International Airport to ascertain whether it was ready. All things been equal the airport will be open from September 1. Ghanaians will also be expecting to see if the country’s land borders will also be opened to travelers.

Again the education sector is expected to feature. Private teachers have been complaining of not receiving enough since the closure of schools. Aside them teachers from all sides also remain hopeful of returning to the classrooms.

Many look to see if the President will announce the reopening of schools. Will the education sector open fully or it will come in stages?

Lastly will churches be open to children or still the Sunday school services will be suspended? Parents have been made to contemplate whether they have to go to church or stay behind with the young ones, especially for those who have no one to take care of them.

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August 30, 2020
Ghanaians have failed to hold President Akufo-Addo accountable – Mahama’s Aide

An Aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, says President Akufo-Addo has found confidence to contest for the presidency again because Ghanaians, especially the media, have not held him accountable for his stewardship so far.

According to him, the performance of the Akufo-Addo government has been so abysmal within the 4 years in office than any administration in spite of receiving so much financial resources than any other government.

“If we all decide to hold this government to the fire of accountability, Nana Akufo-Addo will not get the confidence to say that he will stand again for election,” he asserted on Okay FM’s ‘Ade Akye Abia’ Morning Show.

He maintained that President Akufo-Addo has nothing to show for all the borrowed monies and the financial resources at his disposal; claiming that the government of Akufo-Addo has performed abysmally compared to other governments in the history of the country.

“I have never seen a government that has been so abysmal in its performance within 4 years than this administration with so much financial resources; over 300 billion Cedis financial resources at this government’s disposal and if you deduct the 6 billion spent on Free SHS from it, what has happened to the remaining money?”

He said the Akufo-Addo government alone has received about 315 billion Cedis and then Mills and Mahama administration both received financial resources of about 248 billion Cedis.

Aside the abysmal performance, Mr. Edudzi Tamakloe again said the 120 Ministers and deputies have crippled the economy as their monthly salaries are exorbitant compared to the previous administrations.

“Only your government has 120 ministers and deputies and do you know how much a minister is paid for a month? If they say leadership for service, it should have been leadership for family and friends,” he said.

To him, President Akufo-Addo has not been able to keep his campaign promise of not forming a family and friends government.

“One of the campaign promises of Nana Akufo-Addo was that if Ghanaians vote for him, he will not form a family and friends government. Is Nana Addo still standing by that campaign promise?” he quizzed.

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August 26, 2020
NPP promises 16 model SHSs in Zongo Communities

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has promised on behalf of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to build sixteen model Senior High Schools in the Zongo communities in all sixteen regions in Ghana.

This was among many promises that were made at the launch of the NPP Manifesto held on August 22, 2020, at the University of Cape Coast.

Dr. Bawumia said, “We want to make sure that we focus on education in the Zongo communities so we are building model Senior High Schools at the Zongo communities in each of the 16 regions so we will have 16 model Senior High Schools in Zongo communities”.

Zongo communities are among the most highly deprived communities in the country and prior to the 2016 elections, the NPP made a promise to address the problem with education, as well as look for a vehicle that will prioritize development in Zongos so as to move away from the rice and sugar tpe of development.

In three and a half years, the NPP government boasts of establishing a Ministry for Inner-city and Zongo development, and creating the Zongo Development Fund which is paving way for sustainable development in these communities.

Moving further on his promises, the Vice President noted that one of the areas that has not received enough attention from past governments is the area of special needs education hence, the NPP government, when given another chance to build this country, will focus more on this area and support organizations in the private sector who are also trying to help this cause.

“We are going to increase the resources and infrastructure for special needs education across the country”, he stated.

Still on the provision of infrastructure to better education, Dr. Bawumia observed that the field of legal education is also one that has limited infrastructure, thus, limits intake and in turn, causes a lot of frustration with many prospective lawyers who are unable to get in. He promised that the NPP government will also expand infrastructure in this field so as to increase access to professional legal education in the country.

Source: Happy 98.9FM

August 22, 2020