CHAPTER 1 for carrying out the CRM. The CRM also paid a courtesy call on Hon. Dr K.K. Apraku, Minister for Regional Cooperation and NEPAD. Also in attendance were Dr Agyeman-Manu, Deputy Minister for Finance, and Dr Nii Noi Ashong, former Deputy Minister for Finance and Economic Planning members of the President's Committee set up to cost Ghana's POA. 28. The CRM held working sessions with the NAPRM-GC and the Technical Teams to discuss the Issues Paper and the initial draft POA. A Workshop for the Trade Union Congress, academia and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) was held to discuss the CSAR and evaluate the extent to which Ghanaians had been included in the review process. This was followed by similar meetings with representatives of specific sectors, including the Serious Fraud Office, the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice, the Auditor-General, and ministries, departments and agencies. 29. The CRM further visited various regional capitals, including Ho (Volta and Eastern regions), Cape Coast (Central and Western regions), Wa (Upper West, Upper East and Northern regions) and Kumasi (Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo regions), to meet with regional stakeholders. In the course of these meetings, the CRM was able to assess, amongst other things, the level of broad-based participation, the role of regional stakeholders in decision-making, and region-specific challenges. 30. A workshop was held in Accra with Members of Parliament (MPs). The workshop allowed for open deliberations on the APR in-country processes and the role of Parliament as a legislative and oversight institution. The CRM also held a meeting with Ghana's development partners. The CRM further met with the Deputy Minister for Finance and the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana to discuss the macroeconomic policy and management in Ghana. 31. Before concluding the mission, the CRM paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr John Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana. In attendance were Hon. Nana Akuffo-Addo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Hon. Mr Kwamena Bartels, Minister of Private Sector Development and Presidential Initiatives of the Republic of Ghana. While welcoming the members of the CRM, the President reiterated Ghana's commitment to the implementation of the APRM. He indicated that Ghana fully endorsed the key principles of the APRM, including leadership and commitment at highest levels, inclusivity and broad-based participation. The 10