Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured to deepen the relationship with the media. He stated that the NPP administration has been a friend of the media over the years. Speaking during an interaction with journalists on Sunday, August 25, in Accra, Dr. Bawumia stated, "The NPP views the media as a crucial partner in national development." "In our quest to expand the frontiers of democratic governance in Ghana, it was thus the NPP under former President J. A Kufuor that repealed the criminal libel law for the media to function fully.