I am honored to be re-elected

General news for Thursday, December 31, 2020

Source: GNA

2020-12-31

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he is honored to have been re-elected to serve the people of Ghana for another four-year term.

He said that although the mandate imposed on him had “some very serious and grave responsibilities,” with God’s guidance and tenacity of purpose, it would work to meet the expectations of the people of Ghana.

“I will continue to perform my duties to the best of my ability and I hope that by doing so, I will meet the expectations of the Ghanaian people,” he said when he met with the Council of State at Jubilee House, Accra.

The Council, the seventh of the Fourth Republic, chaired by its president, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, was in the presidency to congratulate President Akufo-Addo on his re-election and present him the third and final report of the body. , prior to the expiration of the Council’s mandate on January 6, 2021.

President Akufo-Addo thanked the Council for the cooperation he had received from him, saying: “There has never been a time when when I sought the advice, opinions, importance of the Council of State, I found any doubt about their part or inability to help. “

He commended the work of the Council over the past four years, which, he noted, had improved the quality of governance in the country.

“I congratulate you not only for the quality of the work that the council has exhibited in these four years but also for the fidelity with which you have carried out your duty and your oath as members of the council of state.

“I am very fortunate and I can say with full confidence that I have been very lucky in the way this Council of State has interacted with me and with the Presidency. Therefore, I am very grateful for the cooperation that the council has provided, “he said.

The President, who welcomed the third report of the Council, assured that he will read the document regularly and take advantage of its suggestions and advice to improve the governance of the country.

“I believe that this is your main role, suggesting measures, policies and programs to the different branches of government and institutions of the country that can improve the quality of the country’s governance and, as far as I am concerned, you have fulfilled your functions admirably.

“I want to put on record that the work of this council has been excellent and people have had all their money, it is worth their presence in the structure and institutional makeup of our state and the way they have approached their work. ,” He noticed.