The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reassigned Mr. Henry Quartey, a Deputy Minister of the Interior, to the National Security with his position with immediate effect.
He will be working with Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah a Ghanaian chartered accountant and politician. Who was appointed by President Akufo-Addo on 10 January 2017 as National Security Minister?
Henry Quartey is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ayawaso Central Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.
Hon. Henry Quartey is in his second term as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ayawaso Constituency in the Greater Accra Region.
The Ministry exists to formulate, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the implementation of security and intelligence policies through the deployment of skilled human resources and modern technology for stakeholders to enhance security, freedom of the citizenry and national development.
The core functions of the Ministry are to Promote political tolerance, stability, security, and peace in Ghana and the sub-region Formulate, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate government policies and programs Provide institutional capacity and enabling environment for effective, efficient and sustainable service delivery Preserve and conserve public records for the benefit of the general public, Provide communication among all Government Security Agencies and other key organizations
Other functions are; Maintain key installations in the Regions and Districts throughout the year, Organize training programs for regional and district security personnel, Promote political tolerance, stability, and peace in Ghana and the sub-region, Provision of timely external intelligence for policy directions, Gathering of economic intelligence to provide appropriate and relevant information to Ghanaian businesses to boost economic activity within the sub-region.
Source: mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
