SONA: This is a ‘digitalization government’ – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has attributed the success of his administration’s digitalization drive to his vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

Mr Akufo-Addo said this after describing his government as a digitalization government.

Delivering the State of the Nation address in parliament on Tuesday Febraury 27, Mr Akufo-Addo said “This is a digitalization government, and the man who is leading this, my indefatigable vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr Digitalisation, the NPP’s excellent presidential candidate for the 2024 elections is coming up with what will allow everybody to check on every project being undertaken by the government without having to listen to the president address, this is the performance tracker.

“Never again will pictures of artistic impressions of projects will be presented as projects completed.”

Regarding the 2024 elections, President Akufo-Addo assured that the government will do all it can to ensure that the work of the Electoral Commission (EC) is done smoothly.

He said the government will ensure free, fair, and transient polls.

“Government is doing its part to make the work of the electoral commission smooth,” he said while also asking the commission to work with the political parties to iron out whatever differences there will be.

Mr Akufo-Addo also indicated that he is confident in the ability of the security agencies to ensure violent free elections.

Regarding the safety of the country against terrorism, Mr Akufo-Addo further said that the government took deliberate planning to keep the country safe and secure.

He says Ghana has not been affected by the extremism that is occurring in neighboring countries because of the proper planning.

The armed forces and all the security agencies have been resourced with their welfare prioritized, he said during the delivery of the State of the Nation address on Tuesday Febraury 27.

“Our nation is “safe and secure,” he said.

The police, he added, are much better equipped than they have ever been, he added.

Citing the extremism occurring in other parts of West Africa, he said  “we can no longer take the territorial integrity of the country for granted.”