Police Welfare Scheme donates buses to Service

General news for Friday 12 February 2021

Source: GNA

2021-02-12

On Thursday, the Ghana Police Service Social Protection Program presented 18 Toyota Coaster buses to various police commands across the country to facilitate their operations.

Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), who made the presentation in Accra to the National Police Headquarters and 17 various regional police commands, said the police administration had has made significant progress in recent years to improve well-being and work. staff conditions.

The achievement, the IGP said, included the ongoing construction of a 50-bed police hospital in Kumasi to meet the health needs of staff in the central and northern sectors of the country, and the Police Protection Program loan threshold for personnel, which had been reduced from 12,000 GHC to 30,000 GHC.

Mr Oppong-Boanuh added that mental health training has been integrated into all levels of police training and that discussions are underway with the Ghana Psychological Association to integrate a sustainable mental health system into the training. health and welfare support from the Service to take care of him. staff and members of their immediate families.

“At all levels of policing, post officers, unit, district, division and regional commanders should give their staff the opportunity to talk to their superiors about their work and personal challenges. and listen to the officers they work with, ”he said.

He thanked and congratulated the Police Commissioner, Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, the Director General for Police Welfare and the members of the Police Welfare Steering Committee for ensuring that welfare was improved. be staff.

Ms Addo-Danquah said it was important for the Service to have its own fleet of buses to meet staff welfare needs.

She added that the buses were purchased from the accrued profit from monthly staff contributions and any staff that needed them would be required to apply and also pay a token to help maintain the buses.

Ms. Addo-Danquah congratulated the IGP and the police administration for their immense support, which had helped initiate actions for the staff.

Mr. Kwaku Mensah Buah, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Divisional Commander of Manhyia, who received the buses on behalf of all regional commands, expressed his gratitude to the IGP and the Committee for taking the welfare to heart. be staff and assured that the buses were going to be put to use.