New Patriotic Party (NPP)

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

5th President of 4th Republic

Tenure

7 January 2017 – 7 January 2025

Born

29 March 1944, Accra (son of Edward Akufo-Addo, former President of 2nd Republic)

// Achievements

What they delivered for Ghana

Free Senior High School (Free SHS) rolled out in 2017 — enrolment expanded by 1.2m+
Planting for Food and Jobs — boosted agricultural productivity
Banking sector clean-up (2017-2019) — collapsed/consolidated weak banks, protected depositors
Pokuase, Obetsebi-Lamptey and Tema interchanges completed
Hosted the AfCFTA Secretariat in Accra and championed 'Ghana Beyond Aid'
Domestic vaccine fill-and-finish under the National Vaccine Institute

// Controversies & scandals

Summaries of widely reported matters · not verdicts

National Cathedral project — GH¢339m+ spent on a site that remained a pit; still under audit
Galamsey (illegal mining) — appointed ministers and officials accused of complicity; anti-galamsey task force abolished
2022 IMF bailout ($3bn) and Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) — haircuts angered pensioners and investors
PDS concession cancellation and excess-capacity payments
Procurement and judgement-debt controversies linked to the Ministry of Finance
Presidential jet rentals (Cabin Crew/Nakamoto) — criticised as extravagant

// End of tenure

Served two constitutional terms; handed over to John Mahama on 7 January 2025 after NPP lost the December 2024 election in a landslide.

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