The government has presented 105 saloon cars to the Ghana Police service as part of efforts to retool the security service.
The vehicles – Toyota Corolla and Camry – were presented to the police at its headquarters in Accra on Wednesday by a Deputy Minister of Information Nana Dokua Asiamah-Adjei on behalf of the government.
In her brief remark to hand over the cars, Nana Dokua said the government recognizes that the Police need logistical support to tackle the upsurge in crime triggered by the advancement in technology.
She added that 95 more of the vehicles would be arriving in Ghana for the Police, making a total of 200 cars.
The Director-General of Public Affairs Directorate, who received the vehicles, stated that the vehicles would be used as expected of the Service.
Retool police now
The police have complained about the lack of infrastructure and logistics to empower them to fight crime in the country.
Several people from civil society and political parties have urged the government to stop the lip service and retool the security agencies especially the police service, following the recent upsurge in robbery cases in the country.
Minority spokesperson on Interior and Defense, James Agalga had earlier called on the government to retool the security services with immediate effect to enable them to curb crime.
“We want to see the police service properly retooled. We want to see the Armed Forces properly retooled. With time if we don’t see that happening, definitely we are going to be asking questions. We want it to be done almost immediately because our security agencies are overstretched,” Minority spokesperson on Interior and Defense, James Agalga had said in a Citi News interview.
The government had already announced a budget of Ghc800,000 million to retool the Police Service.
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By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey/citinewsroom.com/Ghana
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