People From Ghana

"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 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 ."

"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 ."

"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."

"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 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 am disgusted, I'm horrified that His Excellency can descend that low."

"After weeks of this disaster and planned spillage of excess water from the dam by the VRA, weeks after, the president now gathers courage and comes to us and the first thing he says to us, is not to apologize for the neglect, it's not to apologize for the ineffective way in which he has handled this disaster in the Volta Region, it was not to apologize to the chiefs and people and the ones who voted for him to get the 50 per cent plus one; he did not apologize to us. He comes and rubs it in our faces that if it was about voting, then he wouldn't have been here, but you came with your empty hands and you want to come and insult us ."

"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."

"This assembly here is so toothless, they cannot even provide a bag of rice or corn. They have not provided one bag of rice or corn in the whole period that this has been going on. Everything you (the president) are collapsing. I wish that I don’t have to raise my voice when I’m speaking but I’m so up my nose in this mess that we find ourselves in, I cannot sleep ."

"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."

"Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, our president is older. Is he not still leading this country? All these that he has done abysmally. Do we say that we should clear him off and call him all kinds of things because he is over 80, NO."

"I think that it’s unfair. It is culturally unacceptable, professionally unacceptable,” adding that she would not tolerate anyone undermining Prof Opoku-Agyemang, given her accomplishments."

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

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

"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."

"Vote for me to sustain my husband's legacy in Mfantseman."

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

"Ghana was a peaceful and democratic country that has successfully witnessed 8 peaceful elections since 1993 when the country returned to constitutional rule."

"It is wrong. How can one hundred Ghana cedis for standard service to acquire a passport and one hundred and fifty cedis for expedited service be bumped up to GHS2000 and GHS3000,it is wrong."

"We want to bring some sanity. Every time, we saypoliticians are corrupt, meanwhile, it is some public and civil servants who will do things that shouldn't be one, and then they will be put it on politicians. We are trying to bring sanity into the system but no."

"I told my officers to put up an online system. Now, the online system is being manipulated so that people can make money off it."

"I can't find words to describe it. It was not an easy one, it was a tough one especially combining it with the work that I do and the travels. but by the grace of God, I am through and I am now a lawyer ."

"I congratulate President Akufo-Addo for his leadership. I also commend our team in NewYork, my own Ministry and the Multi-Stakeholder Working Group on the United Nations Security Council, which I set up to advise me ."

"Today is a great day for Africa and for diplomacy. Working with our partners around the world, we have taken a giant step to end the many threats to international peace and security in our region."

"the pandemic which has spread across the world, has led to a projected global recession with severe consequences on global economies, threatened food security and major disruption of global supply chains of good."

"prior to the pandemic, a country like Ghana had been relying heavily on its leading trading partners particularly China, UK and US for imported goods and services"

"The next 10 years require strong leadership commitment to deal with road fatalities; it requires better engineering, increased financing, improved education and sensitisation, and above all ensuring enforcement through collaboration among institutions and regional bodies"

"the sensitisation and education of all road users would also be intensified while road safety interventions would be data driven."

"The government is putting modalities in place to regulate motorcycles and tricycles with the aim of ensuring their safe use"

"the statement further called on Hamas to withdraw its militants from southern Israel and urged the Government of Israel to exercise restraint in its response to Hamas’ attacks."

"In addition, our Mission is in close contact with the leaders of the Ghanaian community and is providing the Ministry with updates on their welfare and will provide the general public with updates pertaining to the welfare of the Ghanaian community in Israel."

"As of now, the issue of evacuation of our nationals from Israel has not been raised."

"the bank has undertaken numerous awareness and specialist trainings to ensure that all employees are educated and informed about the key tenets of ESG and Sustainability."

"Sixty years of nationhood is a significant milestone in the life of every people. A lot has happened in Ghana over this period. We have had our fair share of challenges but also our good moments. In all this, we take pride in what we have achieved through our collective efforts and are inspired by the increasing enthusiasm of our people, especially the youth of our country to achieve even more as a nation. We are also fortunate to have been able to nurture mutually beneficial relations with friends and partners such as Germany throughout this journey ."

"we are observing a year-long celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Ghana’s Independence."

"It is our belief that the Compact will continue to serve as a platform to address political actors within both parties, synchronising country-specific reform plans, and promoting investment opportunities which will serve as building blocks for a prosperous Africa."

"the G20 Compact with Africa was more than just a paper proposal, and that it was a pledge that offered a brighter future for millions throughout the continent."

"It is a pledge to bring about macroeconomic stability, business reforms and robust financing structures that can catalyse a new era of private investment in Africa, especially in the realm of infrastructure development."

"The party needs to be united for 2024 and does not need the energy the Assin central MP is churning out."

"the people of Ablekuma North valued hardwork and a credible message, and pledged to continue the good works of her predecessor in the push to uplift the economic conditions of the area."

"I believe in the lead of His Excellency the President, when he insists that the urgent problems of Ghana are those of development of the economy and improving the quality of lives, and not in your LGBTQI agenda. My thoughts and support for this position remains the same."