Major General Matthew Essien, the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), has paid a courtesy call on Andrew Amoako Asiamah, the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, at his office in Parliament House, Accra.

A statement issued by the Media Relations Department of Parliament, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, stated that the visit's purpose was to officially extend an invitation to the Speaker, the Leadership of the House, as well as Members of Parliament (MPs), to participate in the upcoming GAFCSC Public Lecture, scheduled for 1st July.

The lecture will focus on national security and defence issues and will also serve as a forum to discuss broader security issues.

The public lecture's theme is "A Reflection of the Democratic Control over the Military: The Way Forward for Sustainability."

Asiamah commended Major General Essien and his colleagues for the initiative and their visit to the Legislative House to formally extend the invitation for the public lecture, saying, "This is the centre of democracy."

James Agalga, the Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee, remarked that he would personally take up the responsibility to attend the public lecture, adding, "This is an exercise that requires the fullest participation of the House."

In attendance at the meeting were Madam Jane Frimpong, Senior Principal Assistant Clerk in charge of Leadership, Speakership, and Membership Services; Anthony Agyekum, Director of the Speaker's Secretariat; Sebastian David Damoah, Director of Media Relations; and Superintendent Effia Tenge (Rtd), Director of Public Engagement.