President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, delivering his fourth State of the Nation Address (SoNA) to Parliament on Thursday, tasked the Police to work on their reputation.
He pointed out that the public perception of the Police continued not to be the best and that they (Police) should make a comprehensive effort to earn the confidence of the public.
He reiterated the Government’s commitment towards improving the Service Conditions of all the security forces.
He said the Police population had been increased and it would go up till the nation had met the recommended ratios.
The Police had been provided with an unprecedented number of vehicles and equipment, which included more than 600 vehicles and three incoming helicopters.
President Akufo-Addo noted that there were now more opportunities for police officers to undergo training on the job to make them better prepared for work in communities to keep citizens safe.
Additionally, the capacity of the cybercrime unit was being built to confront and neutralise the criminals in the dark valley of modern technology and the cyber world.
With regard to the Ghana Armed Forces, the President said more than 500 hundred million Ghana cedis was being invested in housing projects in varying sizes for the men and women of the Armed Forces and in refurbishing the Military Academy and Training School in Teshie.
The Government was also retooling and equipping the Armed Forces to keep them in the desire state of readiness, adding that the soldiers had been active along the Northern borders to protect the country and its people since the eruption of terrorists’ activities in Burkina Faso.
He commended them for their continued creditable performance of defending the territorial integrity of the country.
The Ghana National Fire Service and the Prisons Service, the President said, were also seeing improvement in recruitments and other areas.
Source:Fiilafmonline/JoyNews
