Civil Service honour Napo for outstanding leadership

At a colourful 2022 awards ceremony of the Civil Service at the , Energy Minister and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Dr.

Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as ‘Napo’, was honoured with Office of Head of Civil Service Award in “recognition of his outstanding leadership and support for reform initiatives in the civil service”.

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Prempeh served as Minister for Education in the first term of the Akufo-Addo administration and successfully led the implementation of the government’s flagship programme, the .

He also led other important government interventions in the education sector.

Currently as Energy Minister, Dr.

Prempeh has been leading energy sector stakeholders through five broad vision areas which include Keeping the lights on, Keeping the nation moving by way of the availability of petroleum products and at affordable prices as well as efforts at increasing Ghanaian shares in petroleum resources.

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Prempeh has also led the development of the country’s energy transition framework, which provides a clear blue-print for Ghana’s equitable and just transition.

The framework was launched by during COP27 in Egypt last year.

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Prempeh as Minister continues to have with the civil service, the bedrock for the work at the various ministries of Ghana.

 This award has been described by many as unprecedented, given the cagey nature of the civil service especially in the conferment of such awards to the political class.

It could be recalled that, Dr.