President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says government, through the Ministry of Local Government and the District Assembly Common Fund, has commenced the construction of 90 courts with accompanying accommodation for judges across the country.
He said the initiative was to help address the problem of inadequate court infrastructure and that the structures were at advanced stages of completion.
Delivering his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Tuesday, after his reelection in 2020, the President said through the same medium, 20 townhouses and a guesthouse were being built to be used as permanent residences for Court of Appeal Judges based in Kumasi, who were mandated to handle cases in the northern part of the country.
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Message On The State Of The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Tuesday, 9th March 2021, At Parliament House, Accra.
Mr. Speaker,
It is always good to be back in Parliament, and to discharge the duty, in accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution, of delivering to the House a Message on the State of the Nation. I am particularly delighted as this Message is the first of my 2nd term, the validity of which was unanimously upheld last week in a well-reasoned and excellent ruling by a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by the Chief Justice, on 4th March 2021.
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Message on the State Of The Nation by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Parliament House, Accra.
We reproduce the entire address below
Mr. Speaker,
It is always good to be back in Parliament, and to discharge the duty, in accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution, of delivering to the House a Message on the State of the Nation. I am particularly delighted as this Message is the first of my 2nd term, the validity of which was unanimously upheld last week in a well-reasoned and excellent ruling by a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by the Chief Justice, on 4th March 2021.
Government will give 280,000 laptops to teachers in the country, President Akufo-Addo has announced. ldquo;I rsquo;m happy to announce that the government is facilitating the acquisition of 280,000 laptops for members of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) this year rdquo;, the President told parliament on Tuesday, 9 March 2021, when he delivered his first State of the Nati