NPP executive members of Ledzokuku constituency have expressed gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for appointing Dr Bernard Okoe Boye as Deputy Minister of Health designate.

In a statement, the executives described the appointment as a 'relief' and "promised to throw our weight behind Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye and ensure that he gets all the support he needs to achieve even beyond the targets you have set for him in order to bring honour to you, to our party, to our Constituency and to Ghana at large".

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APPRECIATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA; NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF HON. DR. BERNARD OKOE BOYE TO THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH

We at the Ledzokuku Constituency were compliantly observing lockdown on the 6th of April 2020, when our dear President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made our day by announcing the appointment of Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye as the Deputy Minister for Health.

The news of Hon. Dr. Okoe Boye's appointment came as a relief for us in Ledzokuku especially taking into consideration these trying times as the whole world fight this Pandemic named COVID-19. We are grateful to the President. As a result, the Constituency Executives of Ledzokuku would like to officially extend our sincerest gratitude to the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo for the appointment of an illustrious son of Ledzokuku (Teshie) in the personality of Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye to the esteemed office of a Deputy Minister of State at the Ministry of Health.

We would like to assure you, Mr. President, that we, the executives, and the entire Ledzokuku New Patriotic Party members will throw our weight behind Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye and ensure that he gets all the support he needs to achieve even beyond the targets you have set for him in order to bring honour to you, to our party, to our Constituency and to Ghana at large.

Furthermore, the entire New Patriotic Party family of Ledzokuku Constituency would like to appreciate all the hard work and diligent effort that His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana- Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has put in fighting this novel virus code named COVID-19. And on behalf of all the Constituents of Ledzokuku led by our hardworking Member of Parliament (MP) and Deputy Minister of Health designate – Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, we would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership for the last three years to mother Ghana. It is indeed unparalleled.

We are grateful to have you as our President in these trying times, and your dedication to work, desire to experiment and find new ways of achieving goals, your faultless appointments, as evident by your appointment of Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye as Deputy Minister-designate for the Health Ministry, and many more attributes will definitely catapult you to another victory in this year’s election and the President of our Republic for another 4 more years.

To our Honourable Member of Parliament for the Ledzokuku Constituency, please accept our congratulations for becoming a Deputy Minister designated for the Health Ministry. The entire constituency is very happy with this appointment. We are very pleased and honoured to have you as our Member of Parliament and now as our soon to be Deputy Minister for Health. The successes and achievements you have received is highly appreciable by us and once again we say many congratulations to you.

Before we conclude, It has come to the attention of the Constituency Executives a rumour being peddled by some characters that some big wigs within the party, particularly at the regional and national levels, desires and are forcefully imposing Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye to stand unopposed in the impending NPP Parliamentary Candidate primaries. We want to say categorically that this tittle-tattle is most unfortunate, concocted and must be treated with disdain. Infact these characters were unconstrained enough to even go to the extent of implicating the President's wife, Her Excellency, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the Chief of Staff Hon. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare among other dedicated personalities of our beloved party. They have, by this injurious action, demonstrated that they don't have the interest of the party at heart otherwise they would first of all go through the right channel to make their grievances known if any exists at all. We would once again like to categorically state that the claims by these disgruntled few, apart from being false, is in no doubt motivated by personal vendetta against the hardworking MP Hon. Dr. Okoe Boye.

In conclusion, The Executives of the New Patriotic Party in Ledzokuku encourage love, tolerance and unity in the face of hate and the current Pandemic. Let's all come together to build a better Ghana and to fight this COVID-19 Pandemic. Long live Ghana, Long live Ledzokuku. Ayekooo !!!, Ayekoo!! Mr. President. Ayekoo!! ,Ayekoo !! Hon.Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye

End of Press release!!