Police Officers In Volta Undergo Orientation

Top officials of the Ghana Police Service in the Volta Region have been equipped with skills and knowledge to lead the new 'Transformation Agenda' of the Police Service in the region.

The new Transformation Agenda, spearheaded by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), is targeted at modernising the service and positioning it as the best Police Force in Africa in the next four years.

The Transformational Agenda is also geared towards making the Police Service a world-class service , thus one of the top ten organisations in the world capable of delivering planned, democratic, protective and peaceful services up to the standards of international best practices.

Hanns Seidel Foundation, a German NGO aimed at promoting and improving democracy in Africa is assisting the Police in this new agenda over a four-year period. The workshop held in Ho is part of several other programs lined up for police personnel across the country to ensure a successful transformation of the service.

Speaking at the opening session of the training workshop, the Volta Regional Police Commander, DCOP Nana AsomahHineh stressed the need for attitudinal and procedural change because, there is no way the police will achieve success in fighting crime if they resort to doing things the old way.

He said the need for change is even more crucial considering the growing population and increasing level of sophistication among the public; stressing that “we need to begin doing things differently.”

DCOP Asomah called on all police officers in the region to see themselves as agents of change wherever they found themselves.

He therefore appealed to the participants to make good use of what they have learnt and pass it on to other colleagues to ensure the desired transformation.

Madam Aredia Frank, the Regional Programme Coordinator for Hanns Seidel Foundation, stressed that, until the Police themselves improve their internal systems and ways of doing things, it is impossible for the public to see them as a serious organisation.

She indicated that improved systems among officers will eventually win trust and loyalty from the public.

She therefore called on the police personnel to work as one united body to support the IGP's agenda.

She also challenged them to improve their relationship with the citizens to improve the collaboration in fighting crimes as well as policing standards.

Madam Aredia pleaded with the citizens also to support the police.

“Since the policemen and women were also human, they cannot take care of the security of the Ghanaian populace alone without the help of you the citizens; you must assist with information for the police to work better to save lives and guarantee security.”

From Fred Duodu, Ho ( [email protected]