Dealing with sophisticated crimes is a shared responsibility – NCCE

Hajia Hajara Rufai, member of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), called on Ghanaians, especially young people, to be sensitive to issues related to the security of the nation.

They should be actively involved in discussions, workshops and seminars designed to deal with factors which tended to wreak havoc in the nation.

Ensuring national security was a shared responsibility, said the Commission member, saying it had become imperative following the upsurge in sophisticated crimes, which threatened social cohesion, peace and sustainable development.

Hajia Rufai, who was addressing a town hall in Anloga hosted by the NCCE’s Oforikrom municipal office, said citizens should be vigilant.

“We as patriotic citizens are expected to leave no one behind in the fight to defeat violent extremism,” she observed, adding that the fight against complex crimes such as terrorism, kidnappings, cybercrime, human and drug trafficking should not be seen as the sole responsibility of the government.

The meeting addressed topics on secessionism and violent extremism, and targeted opinion leaders in Anloga.

It was part of the civic education provided by the NCCE’s Oforikrom Municipal Office to expose participants to emerging threats to humanity such as globalization, technological advancements, the proliferation of small arms and drug addiction.

Colonel Kofi Arthur (rtd), Ashanti Regional Security Liaison Officer, who introduced participants to national security topics, stressed that security is a precious commodity.

Therefore, the nation should mobilize the necessary resources to strengthen and safeguard Ghana’s sovereignty in order to advance sustainable development.

The nature of security threats impact national security, he noted, and praised Oforikrom’s NCCE for convening the meeting for stakeholders to think about the safety of people.

Ms Vera Ofei, municipal director of Oforikrom of the NCCE, in an interview with the Ghanaian News Agency (GNA), on the sidelines of the show, said that the “town hall meeting” was aimed at building the capacity of the population to be sensitive to national security. problems.

These include ethnocentrism, religious and chieftaincy conflicts, power, personal enrichment, climate change and ecosystem destruction, cybercrime and development issues, a t she declared.

Participants, in their deliberation, agreed that there was a need for Ghanaians to embrace unity in diversity, tolerance and discipline in all facets of society.

It was also incumbent on the government to be assiduous in its development program to improve the living conditions of the population, and also to revitalize the public institutions mandated to maintain public order.

GNA