The report that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has trimmed down the number of ministries in his second administration from 36 to 29 and that the number of ministers, deputy ministers and regional ministers to be appointed will not exceed 85 dominates the headlines of Ghanaian press on Wednesday.

Africa

Nana Akufo-Addo

Cameroon

Journal du Cameroun

Ghana: Press highlights reduction in the number of ministries, ministers, others - Journal du Cameroun

Ninety-seven people, including 37 females, were yesterday arrested by the police for failing to wear nose masks in the Accra metropolis.This follows directive by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to the police to enforce the mandatory wearing of nose masks,to contain the spread of COVID-19.The exercise was conducted at CMB, Farisco and Railway Station, and other parts of the metropolis.

Ghana

Ghanaian Times

97 people grabbed for failing to wear nose masks in Accra

President Akufo-Addo has asked the Deputy National Security Coordinator, Mr.  Opare Duncan, to act as National Security Coordinator, following the death of Joshua Kyeremeh.  This was made known by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Mr.

Modern Ghana

GH Headlines

Opare Duncan acts as National Security Coordinator after death of Joshua Kyeremeh

President Akufo-Addo has maintained the directive that cinemas, pubs, night clubs and beaches still remain closed as part of restrictions adopted to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.  This is to help reduce further escalation of the COVID-19 infection rate in the country.

Pandemic

COVID-19: Pubs, night clubs, beaches must remain closed

Ghana’s COVID-19 infection rates are skyrocketing and include new strains of the virus not before seen in the country, filling treatment centres and threatening to overwhelm the health system, President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Sunday.Since Jan. 5, the number of active cases has risen to 1,924 from about 900, Akufo-Addo said in a speech. There are now 120 severe cases, up from 18 a week ago.

Coronavirus

Citizen TV

Ghana president warns of health system overload as COVID cases soar - Citizentv.co.ke

A political scientist with the University of Ghana Dr.  Isaac Owusu Mensah has been appointed Director of Research at the Presidency.  He replaces Victor Newman who held the position until his demise on December 10, 2020.

Akufo-Addo appoints UG pollster as Director of Research at the Presidency

The Member of Parliament for Dormaa East, Paul Apraku Twum Barimah has advised Members of Parliament of the New Patriotic Party to support President Akufo Addo to deliver in his second term.  Speaking in an interview, Honorable Twum Barimah said the President can only deliver to the satisfaction of the people of Ghana when he is ably and strongly supported by the majority caucus in Parliament.

Lets support Akufo-Addo to perform — MP for Dormaa East to NPP MPs

President Akufo-Addo has asked students not to give him a reason to shut down schools a second time.  According to him, closing down schools presented a setback to the future of students.  He thus urged students to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 protocols during their stay in school.

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