Also known as: former President Nana Akufo-Addo · then-flagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo · Nana Addo · President Nana Addo · President Nana Akufo-Addo
Former President of Ghana whose administration is referenced in coverage of governance, staffing, and legal matters through 2026.
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Joy Online
Former Legal Counsel to former President Nana Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has accused the Mahama administration of breaching the law by allegedly failing to submit the annual staffing report for the Office of the President covering the 2024 calendar year. …
Mahama gov’t breached law by failing to submit 2024 staffing report – Kow EssumanJoy Online
Former Legal Counsel to former President Nana Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has challenged claims regarding staffing levels at the Presidency, insisting that official records do not support suggestions that the previous administration maintained a larger workforce than the current gov …
Kow Essuman challenges Presidency’s narrative on staff numbers, demands disclosure of recordsThe Chronicle
… The significance of Article 108 is reinforced by recent Executive practice under the Nana Akufo-Addo administration, having treated the provision as an important limitation on private members’ bills where legislation carries financial implications for the state. …
Article 108: Mahama’s Legal Shield Against Anti-LGBTQ Bill?The Chronicle
… The significance of Article 108 is reinforced by recent Executive practice under the Nana Akufo-Addo administration, having treated the provision as an important limitation on private members’ bills where legislation carries financial implications for the state. …
Article 108: Mahama’s Legal Shield Against Anti-LGBTQ Bill?Joy Online
… In 2023, President Nana Akufo-Addo withheld assent from both the Witchcraft Accusation Bill and the Armed Forces Amendment Bill, both Private Members’ Bills, citing Article 108. …
Article 108: Mahama’s legal shield against Anti-LGBTQ Bill?Joy Online
… To finance the fight against the pandemic, Ghana spends without counting. “We can’t bring back the lives lost, but we can rebuild an economy,” explains Nana Akufo-Addo. …
Ivory Coast or Ghana: who really has the best performing economy?Joy Online
… r government, and even the present one, have all debated this issue.” According to him, the legislation had already passed through Parliament and only required presidential assent before procedural challenges prevented it from reaching the desk of former President Nana Akufo-Addo …
Any attempt to promote same-sex relations threatens society’s foundation – Chief Imam’s SpokespersonJoy Online
… The Majority Chief Whip further pointed to criticisms levelled against former President Nana Akufo-Addo over his handling of the same bill. …
Anti-LGBT bill: Mahama’s call for further review is ‘perfectly in order’ – DafeamekporJoy Online
… He argued that the legislation remains substantially intact and suggested that former President Nana Akufo-Addo would not have assented to it in its current form. …
Prepare for possible consequences of anti-LGBTQ Bill, Ho Central MP tells GhanaiansJoy Online
… However, rather than receiving appreciation from internal party actors, Mr Afoko said his defence of the presidency was weaponised against him by detractors, forcing him back into operational isolation. “Then the comments that followed, Afoko says, ‘Nana Addo has failed’, and tha …
The party has lost ground – Paul Afoko breaks long silence to launch NPP comebackAkuapem North MP Sammi Awuku has called on NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to remain resilient and undeterred as he prepares for the 2028 general elections, assuring him of continued party support and that better days lie ahead.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Akuapem North MP Sammi Awuku has called on NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to remain resilient and undeterred as he prepares for the 2028 general elections, assuring him of continued party support and that better days lie ahead.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Lawyer Kofi Bentil described former Chief Justice Sophia Akufo as one of Ghana's most principled judicial figures, arguing she demonstrated that political appointees can maintain independence and impartiality, noting her willingness to challenge government actions on principle despite being appointed by an NPP administration.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama launched the Ghana National Research Fund to provide sustainable financing for research and bridge financial gaps, framing it as part of the government's "resetting agenda" and drive toward industrialisation and economic transformation. He emphasized that science, technology, and research must become central engines of economic growth and national competitiveness.
18 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
President John Mahama has unveiled the Ghana National Research Fund to accelerate Ghana's development as a knowledge-driven, innovation-led economy, with an initial GH¢100 million seed fund for 2026 to support competitive research grants, doctoral and postdoctoral programmes, and strategic innovation initiatives aligned with national priorities.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ken Ofori-Atta, former Finance Minister facing multiple corruption allegations in Ghana including charges over a revenue assurance contract, has been granted permanent US residency by a US Immigration Court. The court found the criminal charges in Ghana not credible during immigration proceedings.
17 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
President Mahama launched the Ghana National Research Fund on Tuesday, attributing the vision to late former President Atta Mills and crediting ACT 1056 of 2020 with providing the sustainable financing architecture to support it. He also acknowledged the previous NPP administration for piloting the legislation through parliament.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
James Kwabena Bomfeh, CEO of CenCES, has called on the President to use cabinet reshuffles more frequently as a tool for improving governance efficiency and to complete stalled health infrastructure projects. Bomfeh argued that periodic reshuffles help refresh leadership, improve performance, and prevent complacency among public officials.
13 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Heavy rains submerged parts of Ghana's capital again this month despite President Mahama's 2024 campaign promise of an "engineering solution" to Accra's perennial flooding problem, which he said would include sustainable drainage systems, waterway clearing, and proper waste management.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Andy Appiah-Kubi, the lead lawyer for NPP Ashanti chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has walked away from defending him in an illegal mining case for the second time in over a year, citing "unseen influences" compromising the trial's integrity. The departure comes as judgment is due July 3 and as Wontumi separately seeks plea negotiations in a fraud case involving the Ghana Export-Import Bank.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Kow Essuman, former Legal Counsel to ex-President Akufo-Addo, has accused the Mahama administration of unfairly withholding salary arrears and benefits due to former presidential staffers and political appointees, arguing that salary adjustments approved before the change of government have not been paid while current officials have received theirs under the same structure.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Kow Essuman, former Legal Counsel to President Nana Akufo-Addo, has accused the Mahama administration of breaching the law by failing to submit the annual staffing report for the Office of the President covering 2024, which was required by law to be submitted to Parliament by March 2025. Essuman noted that such reports were consistently submitted during the Akufo-Addo administration and called for the government to either release the report or confirm non-submission.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Legal Counsel Kow Essuman contested claims that the Akufo-Addo administration had larger Presidency staffing than the current government, stating that the 2023 report showed 1,048 total staff (357 political appointees and 564 civil and public service employees) and the 2024 report recorded 921 staff. He argued that civil and public service employees should not be counted as political appointments when comparing administrations.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama faces a constitutional choice to assent to or return the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 to Parliament. Legal experts note that Article 106 of the Constitution may provide grounds for the President to return the bill based on alleged procedural irregularities, though these claims remain contested.
10 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Parliament is expected to transmit the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 to President Mahama for assent this month. The President may invoke Articles 106 and 108 of the 1992 Constitution to return the bill to Parliament, citing unresolved procedural questions and concerns about whether constitutional and parliamentary procedures were properly followed during its consideration.
10 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Parliament passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 on May 29 and is expected to transmit it to President Mahama this month for assent. The President's strongest constitutional grounds for returning the bill, if he chooses, may rest on procedural concerns under Articles 106 and 108 of the Constitution, though Speaker Alban Bagbin and President Mahama have raised allegations of procedural irregularities that the Majority Chief Whip contests.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
According to IMF projections, Ghana's GDP is expected to reach $118 billion in 2025, surpassing Côte d'Ivoire's projected $110 billion. The projection marks Ghana's recovery from economic crisis, supported by debt-reduction efforts including a $709 million Eurobond settlement in December.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, has warned that promoting same-sex relations attacks society's foundation, and argues Ghana has reached consensus on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill despite renewed debate following President Mahama's and Speaker Bagbin's recent comments suggesting legislative review.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Majority Chief Whip Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor has defended President John Mahama's recent comments on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, arguing that the President's reference to parliamentary processes is consistent with constitutional procedure. Dafeamekpor explained that the legislation is undergoing post-passage scrutiny and drafting before transmission to the Presidency.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Richmond Edem Kpotosu, MP for Ho Central, has urged Ghanaians to prepare for potential international repercussions following passage and assent of the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Bill, 2025, including possible reductions in foreign aid. He dismissed claims the bill was diluted and stated that Ghana will face consequences but "shall prevail."
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former National Chairman Paul Afoko has emerged from self-imposed exile to address NPP regional leadership in Greater Accra, warning that internal complacency has weakened the party's electoral machinery and that it has lost significant ground structurally. His visit is part of a nationwide consultative tour ahead of his anticipated return to frontline party politics.
23 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece warns that the NDC risks eroding President Mahama's economic gains and policy achievements if the party does not manage the transition to a new 2028 presidential candidate thoughtfully, with multiple potential aspirants from different generations of party leadership already being considered.
19 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Government Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu has accused the Ghana Bar Association of political bias and hypocrisy, claiming the NDC has suffered greater judicial hostility than any other party while the NPP has benefited from favourable judicial outcomes since 2001.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ernest Darko Akore, Chef de Cabinet to former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has left Ghana for the United States and is also implicated in the Strategic Mobilisation Limited corruption scandal. Unlike Ofori-Atta, Akore holds a U.S. passport in addition to his Ghanaian passport, which may complicate efforts to secure his return to face charges.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Domestic Debt Exchange Programme, launched in December 2022 as a response to severe economic crisis, focused on postponing debt servicing, reducing coupon payments, and extending maturities rather than outright principal haircuts for most bondholders. According to commentary, while politically unpopular, the programme may have prevented a deeper sovereign crisis.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A multi-million-dollar cassava starch processing facility at Kyekyewere in Assin South District, jointly financed by the African Development Bank, IFAD, and Ghana's government, now stands abandoned and overgrown after construction stalled around 2019 due to funding shortfalls, procurement delays, and logistical challenges. The facility was intended to create jobs, reduce post-harvest losses, and produce starch and related products for local and export markets.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Koku Anyidoho, founder of the MILLS Institute, affirmed that he is still a bona fide member of the NDC and has not been suspended or formally removed, stating he holds a membership card. He added that he maintains cordial relations within the party and friendships with senior figures across both the NDC and the opposition NPP.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, MP for Bosomtwe and former Education Minister, has recounted how an encounter with former President Nana Akufo-Addo in the United States, where Adutwum was building schools and leading Ghanaian community organizations, led to his decision to return to Ghana to help transform the education system.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Residents of Asaloko, a community of about 1,200 people, collect empty water sachets and exchange them with a nearby sachet-water company for fresh drinking water supplies. The program removes as much as 5 tonnes of sachets from the community annually, addressing Ghana's broader plastic waste challenge, where roughly 840,000 tonnes are generated yearly with less than 10 per cent recycled.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Centre for Economic Research and Policy Analysis links the Bank of Ghana's GH¢15.6 billion net loss in 2025—a 66 per cent increase from GH¢9.4 billion in 2024—to residual sovereign debt impairments and high monetary policy costs, tracing the crisis to the 2022 Domestic Debt Exchange Programme.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Joy Online argues that the success of MAKE24, Ghana's manufacturing initiative, hinges not on production capacity but on whether Ghanaians will choose domestically made goods over imports. The piece contends that Ghanaians' preference for imported products — driven by status and perceived quality — poses a fundamental challenge to the economy's local-manufacturing ambitions.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →