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President Akufo-Addo reiterated his commitment to put an end to the disturbing and unacceptable phenomenon of vigilance that reigned in the country's political body.
"… I have instructed the Attorney General to prepare and submit to Parliament, as soon as possible, specific legislation to combat this phenomenon of vigilance and to provide for appropriate sanctions.
"I ask for the full support of the police department for the adoption of the law and its implementation. We owe it to Ghanaians and unborn generations to maintain the peace and stability of our country, which our generation enjoys. "
The president said this at the end – of – year WASSA of the Ghana Police Service Friday at the police headquarters.
"As I stated in my message on the state of the nation in Parliament, I am determined to put an end to the acts of vigilance of political parties. I have said it many times and I will repeat it. Crime is a crime, it has no political color and the police must act against any person or group of people involved in illegal acts, "he added.
Describing peace, personal security and territorial integrity as the most important elements for a nation, President Akufo-Addo stressed that the issue of law and order is of particular importance in the country, at a time when indiscipline, anarchy and kidnappings, killings, badaults by and against police, vigilance, among others, threaten the rule of law.
The government, the president added, is determined to work with the police service to ensure the safety of citizens in accordance with the law and to ensure that all necessary support is gathered for the country to have the police service that the people Ghanaian deserves. to be finished.
"And to that end, we are building, among other things, a new National Detective Training Academy at Kenyasi No. 1 in the Ahafo area; and we have promoted 1,502 police officers and 18,853 junior officers, since taking office in 2017, with more than 2,230 in the first quarter of 2019, a development that the IGP has described as unprecedented, "he said. said President Akufo-Addo.
He continued: "The construction of 320 homes for officers of the National Police Academy is underway and 4,000 police officers are recruited into the Service, of which 2,000 are already undergoing training.
To date, the government has provided 320 vehicles to the police service, of which 273 will be delivered soon. In addition, three helicopters are being purchased to facilitate police operations, and selected police officers will be trained to become pilots. "
Pressing the image of the police department, President Akufo-Addo congratulated the police for arresting the driver of "trotro" and his "companion" who had badaulted a policeman, the agent Julius Mawuli Ekpe, on the road from Mallam to Kasoa, Accra.
"At about the same time, police officers were also seen badaulting two journalists, Malik Sulemana and Raissa Sambou. I am pleased that the IGP has promptly taken steps to ban the officers responsible for the attack, ordering the opening of immediate investigations, "he added.
President Akufo-Addo noted that "it is important for the growth and development of society that justice be done for all people without fear, without favor, without affection and without ill-will. It is in the interest of all that the police service retains the neutrality and professionalism guaranteed by the Constitution. "
-Myjoyonline
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