Ho, Jan. 12, -The Inspector
General of Police (IGP), Mr David Asante-Apeatu, has said the agenda to
transform the Ghana Police Service to a first class policing institution in
Africa and the world is on course.
He said the foundations had been
laid in the past 12 months with the training of first line supervisors of the
Service and some 6,000 community police personnel for local patrols and
intelligence gathering in communities.
The IGP said this in a media
engagement in Ho during his official tour of the Volta Region where he visited
Alavanyo, Nkonya, Hohoe, Aflao and interacted with chiefs and opinion leaders
of the communities.
He also met personnel of the
Service and interacted with some chiefs in the Asogli State.
Mr Asante-Apeatu said the five
thematic areas underpinning the transformation agenda were being vigorously
pursued with the establishment of three emergency call centres in Accra, Kumasi
and Takoradi supported with motorbikes and vehicles to improve police response
time, which he said was an important indicator of a world class policing.
He said the Service’s E-Policing
concept was also being piloted at five stations, with 15 more to join,
alongside capacity building for personnel at the Police Intelligence and
Professional Standards (PIPS), all aimed at effective policing.
The IGP rated the Volta Region
very high in crime management and commended the media for supporting the police
in efforts at protecting life and property.
GNA
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