Ishmael Norman hails Interior Minister for choosing merit over politics in security recruitment

Dr Ishmael Norman, President of the Institute for Security, Disaster and Emergency Studies, has praised the Interior Minister for what he describes as rare moral leadership in Ghana’s politics.


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