Mr. Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior (middle) and some NPP national officers

Minister for the Interior and Member of Parliament for Nandom Constituency Mr. Ambrose Dery has paid a working visit to the headquarters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) as part of a efforts to strengthen government, party relationship.

He was warmly welcomed by Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong, General Secretary of the Party; Mr. Haruna Mohammed, Deputy General Secretary; Ms. Miriam Awurama Duah, Deputy National Women Organiser; Mr. William Yamoah, Director for Finance and Administration; and Mr. Richard Ahiagbah, Director for Communications.

The General Secretary, as part of his welcome address, noted that greater collaboration between government appointees and Party functionaries is critical to the success of the Akufo-Addo administration.

This, Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong pointed out, is the reason the national executive body rolled out the Party-Government Engagements initiative.

He assured Mr. Dery that like all other government ministries, departments, and agencies, his could also count on the party for support to succeed in order to put the Nana Addo-led government in a better light.

Briefing the General Secretary on happenings at his Ministry, the Interior Minister reiterated Ghana’s enviable achievement as the most peaceful country in the West African Sub-region and second in Africa. He traced the aforementioned achievements to the numerous initiatives and reforms that have been introduced into the country’s security agencies by the Ministry following his appointment in 2017.

The General Secretary commended Mr. Ambrose Dery for his hard work and proactive administrative measures, which he indicated, are necessary to improve Ghana’s security.

He also urged the Minister and all other government officials to continuously engage various stakeholders of the Party in a bid to retain power in 2024 to improve the lives of all Ghanaians.

The NPP with Mr. Stephen Ayensu Ntim as National Chairman and Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong as General Secretary, has recorded a milestone with the introduction of the Party-Government Engagements initiative.

Since its implementation about two months ago, several government appointees have been drawn to the party headquarters to engage leadership and staff.