INTRODUCTION [AfDB]); Prof. Claudius Dele Olowu (Principal Governance Expert, Public Administration, AfDB); Ms Zemenay Lakew (Senior Programme Coordinator, AU-NEPAD Support Unit [UNDP]); and Dr Okey Onyejekwe (Senior Regional Adviser, [UNECA]). Independent technical consultants for APR Secretariat: ? ? ? ? Democracy and Good Political Governance Prof. Ahmed Mohiddin (Director, 21st Century Africa Foundation), Prof. Michelo K. Hansungule (Professor of Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa); Mr Alfred Mubanda (former UNDP Resident Representative in Ghana in 1981-1986 and former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Uganda); Economic Governance and Management Dr Afeikhena T. Jerome (Consultant and Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria); Dr Omotunde Johnson (Consultant on Economic Issues and former International Monetary Fund Resident Representative in Ghana); Corporate Governance Ms Gertrude Takawira (former Country Director, South and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiating Institute [SEATINI] and Managing Consultant, Governance and Development Services, Zimbabwe); Socio-Economic Development Prof. L. Adele Jinadu (Executive Director, Centre for Advanced Social Science, Port Harcourt, Nigeria). 26. In line with the APRM mandate, the CRM accomplished the following tasks: ? Discussed extensively the Issues Paper compiled by the APRM Secretariat in conjunction with partner institutions; ? Evaluated the draft POA submitted by the country, and made suggestions as appropriate; ? Ascertained as far as possible that the assessment process executed by Ghana was technically competent, credible and free of political manipulation; and ? Built consensus with stakeholders on the remaining issues or challenges, and the steps that needed to be taken to address them. 1.4 Activities undertaken during the CRM 27. The CRM interacted with a number of stakeholders, starting with meetings with the NAPRM-GC and National APRM Secretariat of Ghana to agree on the modalities 9