Posts Tagged ‘Mills’

Greatness of chiefs should not be measured by wars – Mills

Oct 10th, 2009 | Headlines

Lawra, Oct. 10, GNA – The greatness of chiefs and other traditional leaders in modern times should not be measured by the number of tribal wars that they have fought and won but by development projects they have supported and completed.
President John Evans Atta Mills, who made the call, asked chiefs to help improve the [...]



Obama cites importance of Africa

Jul 11th, 2009 | Headlines

US President Barack Obama, on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa, has said he hopes his trip will prove that Africa is not separate from world affairs.
Mr Obama is spending 24 hours in Ghana and will deliver a speech outlining his hope good governance can flourish.
Ghana was chosen as the destination for the president’s visit [...]



Rawlings, Kufuor to join Mills, Obama at table

Jul 9th, 2009 | Headlines

Visiting US President Barrack Obama is expected to meet the two former heads of state, John Kufuor and John Rawlings at a breakfast meeting at the Castle on Saturday.
This was made known in Parliament on Wednesday by the Foreign Affairs Minister.
Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni said the involvement of the two former heads is part of the [...]



President Mills interacts with NUGS

Jun 5th, 2009 | Education

President J.E.A. Mills has asked the youth to imbibe the principles of honesty, humility, tolerance and honesty in the execution of their duties.
That, he said was necessary if they are to effectively contribute to the sustainable development of the country, adding that “if you imbibe these qualities, our nation can only grow better and stronger.”
President [...]



Mills’ convoy accident not politically motivated – Police

Jun 2nd, 2009 | Headlines

Wa, June 2, GNA – Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) John Ferguson Dzineku, Upper West Regional Commander of Motor, Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) on Monday dispelled rumours in the Region that an accident that involved President Mills’ convoy at the week-end was politically motivated.
He said Mr Osman Sulemana who caused the accident that damaged [...]



Akufo-Addo ‘tackles’ Mills Tuesday

May 26th, 2009 | Headlines

The 2008 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will be addressing a news conference in Accra on Tuesday, May 26 to address a number of national issues.
This will be his first official public comment since the National Democratic Congress took office.
According to The Chronicle, Nana Addo is not enthused [...]



Confusion on 3bn UK trip

May 9th, 2009 | Headlines

Yesterday, President JEA Mills accused The Statesman of “distorting” the facts on who is footing the bill for his UK tour, which is now estimated at nearly £200,000.00. But, it appears the President may be the one ‘distorting’ the facts.
The President and his entourage, which is now officially put at 29, is in the United [...]



Mills’ men defy directive to declare their assets

May 9th, 2009 | Politics

Three months after President J.E.A. Mills directed his ministers to declare their assets, many of them have yet to comply with the directive.
A week after taking office in February the president directed his ministers to declare their assets ahead of the constitutionally mandated six months.
The directive was seen as a demonstration of the president’s commitment [...]



life and debt: President Mills’ UK visit

May 6th, 2009 | Features/ Articles

When the blinds are drawn and the doors locked, away from the eyes of a news hungry press corpse, the leaders of Ghana and Britain, Messrs Atta Mills and Gordon Brown would be in deep thought about what each leader expects of the other.
For Ghana, it is quite straight forward. Our country and the UK [...]



President brother is special advisor

May 2nd, 2009 | Headlines

President John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills has lent further credence to the ‘blood is thicker than water’ adage when he appointed his blood brother as one of his special advisors.
A statement signed by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mahama Ayariga, named Dr. Cadman Atta Mills as a member of a 10-man Economic Advisory Council (EAC), constituted to [...]