Ghana is committed to working together to ensure African peace and stability, according to Akufo-Addo.
On Tuesday, February 28th, 2023, the President met with members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Peduase Lodge to greet the New Year.
He stated that the New Year Greetings were an annual event that provided an opportunity to exchange greetings, interact with members of the diplomatic corps, and affirm the shared commitment and dedication to strengthening existing bonds of friendship, cooperation, goodwill, and solidarity between Ghana and the diplomatic members' respective countries and organizations, as well as to wish them a Happy New Year.
In his address to them, Mr Akufo-Addo said that "Ghana remains committed to the joint continental effort to ensure peace and stability on the continent.
"In terms of Africa's interests, we seek a peaceful and secure Africa founded on the progressive ideals of fostering democracy, good governance, respect for human rights, social justice, and the rule of law."
President Akufo-Addo also used the occasion to appeal to them to assist Ghana in reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
"Just as we achieved a staff-level agreement with the Fund in record time in December last year, the terms of which were systematically fulfilled, including the difficult but ultimately highly successful Domestic Debt Exchange Programme, "I am confident that with the cooperation we have received from the Paris Club members and the People's Republic of China, which sent a delegation from China's EXIM Bank to Accra over the weekend to meet with officials from the Ministry of Finance, we will be able to go to the Fund's Board of Directors and finally conclude the agreement by the end of March," he said.
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Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has stated that the government will do everything possible to ensure that elections are adequately funded as part of the country's democratic development.
He implied that the government has been extremely generous in funding Ghana's elections and will continue to do so.
He stated that the necessary resources would always be made available.
He made these remarks in Parliament, where he was joined by officials from the Electoral Commission (EC) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) to brief the House on the proposed Constitutional Instrument that would make the Ghana Card the sole identification document for voter registration.
"The government has been extremely generous in funding elections, and once the NIA's job is completed, we can assure the House that the resources required will always be provided."
Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister, has assured the National Identification Authority that the GHC20 million budget allocation will be released to allow it to continue operations. #3NewsGH https://t.co/LWC4IpxnXn
— March 1, 2023, #TV3GH (@tv3 ghana)
The Chair of the EC Jean Mensa for her part said among other things that the Ghana Card will not be used to vote in the 2024 general elections.
She stated that the Commission intends to use the card for voter registration purposes.
"It is important to reiterate that the use of the Ghana Card as the sole document of identification will ensure and guarantee the credibility and integrity of our register and elections, it will prevent minors from registering," said Madam Jean Mensa. it will prevent foreigners from being registered to vote and it will eliminate the guarantor system which is prone to abuse and which promotes conflicts and violence.”
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