citifmonline.com<\/strong>\u2019s sources at the Presidency have said that President Akufo-Addo\u2019s early return is due to the upsurge in robbery cases in the country.<\/p>\n[contextly_sidebar id=”DPBghWbBRJlQTGjw7Q52AXIt9Cpduu45″]Some Ghanaians took to social media earlier this\u00a0week to express disappointment\u00a0at the President for being away from the country while Ghanaians are terrorised\u00a0by\u00a0robbers and other armed assailants.<\/p>\n
Minister of State in charge of National Security, Bryan Acheampong, had disclosed that over 200 robbery cases have been recorded since January 2018.<\/p>\n
There has been a significant increase in the number of cases so far this year as compared to the same time last year.<\/p>\n
The President\u2019s visit to Togo saw him resume mediation efforts to finding \u201ca lasting solution\u201d to the country\u2019s political impasse.<\/p>\n
In the US, the President Akufo-Addo addressed the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting, in Washington.<\/p>\n
He later went to Germany where delivered the keynote address at the 5th German-African Economic Forum, in Dortmund.<\/p>\n
Nana Akufo-Addo returned to the U.S. where he took part in the World Leader\u2019s Forum programme, organised by the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).<\/p>\n
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By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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