The three-day event, attended by President Nana Akufo-Addo, Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia and Ministers of State, saw the Nigerian leader attend as a resource person.

“A 3-day government retreat was held at Peduase Lodge over the weekend. We agreed amongst ourselves the priorities and the goals of our government and the strategy for achieving them,” president Akufo-Addo said in a Facebook post.

He said the retreat presented government officials with an opportunity for greater bonding, in an environment of candour, frank exchanges and mutual respect.

“Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, was there to assist us in our deliberations, as a resource person,” He said.

Obasanjo has a long relationship with the New Patriotic Party dating back to the administration of former president John Agyekum Kufour.

He was instrumental in supplying Ghana with oil and gas when the Ghanaian economy was on its knees.

The N1 highway in Accra, 37, was named after him by Kufour in 2007 for his support to Ghana when the country was going through difficult times.

He governed Nigeria from 1999 to 2007.

On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, president Akufo-Addo will meet with former presidents Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufour and John Mahama to tap into their experience as former heads of state.