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"would support her minister to deal with illegal mining otherwise known as galamsey and called for dialogue with stakeholders to provide opportunities for illegal miners to discourage them from the practice."

"those reports are false and untrue, and it is a deliberate attempt by her opponents to hurt her integrity to score political points."

"We categorically reject the claim that individuals associated with our team were responsible for this regrettable act. Mavis Hawa Koomson has consistently advocated for a peaceful and constructive political environment, and our team does not endorse or engage in any form of violence. We call on the Ghana Journalists Network and all stakeholders to allow the investigative process to unfold and refrain from premature judgments. Our thoughts remain with Mr. Kwabena, and we hope for his way to recovery."

"I would like you to ( Continue to 0 live at peace with your host government"

"women held the key to societal transformation and their well-being should necessarily be of concern to all."

"I am putting up a police regional headquarters for the Central East Police Regional Command in my constituency to enhance security."

"The strategy is to make sure that we sustain every product that we get the market to supply. We have various warehouses in most of the countries where we are going to export our produce. You can come to Ghana and the government as the center to source Ghanaian products. We are developing both the products and the marketing simultaneously."

"The mandate of GEPA is to develop products and then promote those products in terms of market search, mainly for export purposes. GEPA is the institution mandated to implement the export strategy of the government. As our president has said, Ghana must move beyond aid. We still need foreign currency inflows into the country, but it must come in a different form, which we will earn through exports. We cannot export without product."

"Already, the yields that we were expecting to get from the existing plants we are not getting that is how come we started with the spraying of cashew farms in 2017. In October this year too, we are going to spray the cashew farms so we are able to at least increase production by three times."

"The vision clearly defines that product development is our next major step. Since we took over, we have identified that it is not that the market for our products is not there, the issue is the sustainability of the product after it has entered the international market. Currently, we are concentrating on products that have a high value, in terms of adding value to it. We are trying to develop those products that we are exporting raw to end at a high value. Such products include avocado, cashew, coconut, pineapple, and other horticulture products."

"young people to brighten the little corners in which they lived through what she described as ‘little service’ to humanity to make the world a better place for all."

"this donation is in line with preparations towards rebuilding and restructuring the NDC party towards election 2024. So all branch executives must work very hard and make good use of the motorbikes in order to deliver victory for the NDC in the next general elections."

"As a CEO of GEPA, I work with targets. I set targets for myself and I work hard to achieve them or get closer to achieving them. We have set the target, and working our heart out to make sure we get to where we have promised the people. This year, we want to develop avocado. The product that we want to develop will take four or five years to mature, so we must start now. We cannot wait. The inflows that come in are not increasing. We are exploring funding, local and foreign investment."

"Your Church has made a difference in our country. Indeed, even throughout the world,” It is my hope we can work together to bring goodness and light to many more people."

"We are putting so many things in place such as the ten year development plan for cashew that the President recently launched. We are looking at cashew alone giving us about forty percent of the overall target and for that matter, we are putting in so much effort into cashew production in terms of the seedlings development which is very crucial. Because if you are producing a product and you get it wrong from the seedling, the yield will be affected."

"Ghanaians need to break away from the dominance of the two major parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as both have upheld the status quo without offering any real change."

"We have said time and time again in the PPP that we need a constitutional review, but they don’t seem to want to do that."

"I don’t take it for granted; I recognize the enormity of the task ahead of us, and with God’s help, I am ready to take the bull by the horns and forge boldly ahead ."

"We have governed in an ‘us-against-them’ manner, a competition in mediocrity rather than in excellence that has deeply divided the country and led to an inequality that characterises almost every sector — jobs, education, health and the economy. This has resulted in many Ghanaian businesses’ inability to excel and a youth without hope ."

"Leadership is not simply about wealth or being rich. Have we not heard all of these before? Have we not heard countless promises? Let’s see what happens if he wins, but with all of them, it’s the same—just promises."

"I mean, I would say, have you heard Alan Kyerematen? Why not? Why haven’t we given him more consideration, just as we are considering all these other people outside the two major parties? But most of us would say it would be a wasted vote. So, we go back and vote for the two main parties just because we don’t want our vote to be wasted."

"I had so much wanted to spend my birthday morning with them, and I am very happy I was able to"

"My brand cannot be affected in any way, not at all. November 3 will be 30 years since I was crowned Miss Ghana and so perhaps, I am now Miss Ghana’s grandmother. It is my sincerest wish that they will overcome the challenges ."

"I had public exposure through Miss Ghana and although I was not publicly politically inclined, I have had a lot of influence. I have worked for years and built a bigger constituency and led a good life for people to testify that I am a good person. I didn’t have to officially be part of any political party to qualify for that position ."

"I quite remember when I was selected as the vice presidential candidate of the PPP, every time my name was mentioned, being a former Miss Ghana always preceded without mention of my professional ventures and engagements and that was quite interesting ."

"I do not know what I’m going to do. I’m here biting my fingers and praying and asking God why? 3 years going on – 3 years! I have not breathed since 2019. I’m suffocating. I’m drowning."

"I promise to increase the margin of votes in the Presidential and Parliamentary elections with the unalloyed support of all."

"Though I bought the tractor, it was not for my personal use but rather for a farmers cooperative union in my constituency, till date, the tractor has been in the care of the union."

"I’m indeed grateful to him for making the Weija-Gbawe constituency a port of call on his campaign tour of the Greater Accra Region. I promise to live up to this trust in me to represent the NDC in my constituency."

"I am very optimistic because I know Ghanaians want change. I am getting a lot of support from all kinds of people who believe that something has got to change and that there is something new. We say we are new kind of leadership ."

"The Ministry and GTA recognized that the toursim levy was not a panacea to all challenges facing the sector but would however assist in developing the sector and advised operators in the industry to team up to ensure that the levy workdly for their mutual benefit ."

"Although complaints about insecurity is a matter of concern, the James town incident should be considered as an isolated one on the police officer."

"I am very grateful to NPP for the confidence reposed in me, God knows why the despicable act happened to my husband. God will make a way for me in the December polls."

"I am an appointed Deputy Director of Communications of the NDC. Thanks to that position and opportunity, I worked with other colleagues and a team of young men and women who volunteered and led a Digital and Street Campaign for the John Mahama 2020 Campaign. We are proud, very proud, of our contribution to the communications efforts of the Campaign."

"I have become aware of artworks designed in my name and being circulated to suggest that I intend to contest for the position of National Women’s Organiser of our great party, the National Democratic Congress."

"On the first resist attempts by the MP to sell the heritage of Mfantseman to foreigners, among others things ."

"The facility represented my late husband unflinching commitment to enhancing the quality of education in the Municipality."

"With my position which is to promote and champion the interest of women, it is most unfortunate such a comment would be attributed to me without the whole gamut of interview played to listeners."

"All I am saying is that people should be guided and watch their tongue when they are speaking about Prof Naana Opoku-Agyeman because I will not take that sitting down…and also in that chamber even when we are doing politics let’s be guided how we do the politics."

"The Journey begins now, come onboard and let's do this together for NPP to retain the Mfantseman seat."

"It was wrong for especially the Daily Graphic to have painted the picture as if I (Akua Sena Dansua) personally profited from the purchase of the tractor."

"Winning the parliamentary seat was the surest way to sustain the remarkable legacy of my late husband and the Party to bring development across the constituency."

"As a loyal and committed member of the NDC, I want to assure all party members and my well-wishers that Obuobia Darko-Opoku will continue to work very hard for our party, including leading volunteer teams in our next campaign, if God gives us life and the strength. I don’t have to be an elected party executive to do that."

"While I thank any well-meaning person(s) involved in that activity, I want to state that I do not have any intention of, neither have I considered, contesting for the position of National Women’s Organiser or any other National Executive position."

"I promise to work hard to ensure that the NPP wins the seat and honor the memory of my late husband and continue with his developmental agenda for Mfantseman. I will ensure that all my husband’s unfinished business in the constituency is completed when I win."

"There was the need for all Ghanaians to create time for leisure and pleasure to relax and see how other parts of the country looked like ."

"His excellency the President should be ashamed of himself," disaster issues in the region have been handled ineffectively by the President."

"We the women of Ghana will not tolerate anybody running one of the [women] who has dared to achieve what we want, to bring them down with language that is not edifying, that is not celebratory. That is not empowering we will not sit down and have that happen because there are too few women who have dared to do the things that we want to do."

"true happiness comes from giving and that she would continue to give back to the community. Her actions exemplify her dedication to making a positive impact in the lives of others.."

"Education was the hallmark for accelerated growth and therefore could not be reduced to partisan politics in a bid to sway votes ."