The NPP has described the death of former Member of Parliament for Old Tafo in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei as a 'painful loss' to the party and the nation.
As a mark of respect in honour of his memory, the NPP has directed that all party flags at the national headquarters and in the respective regions and constituencies be flown at half-mast for the next seven days.
Dr Akoto Osei who served as Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation in President Akufo-Addo's first term died on Monday, March 20 2023 at aged 64.
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He served as Member of Parliament for Old Tafo Constituency on the ticket of NPP for 20 years.
The politician and banker first served as a deputy minister of finance President John Agyekum Kufuor's government and later a Minister of State for Finance and Economic Planning.