President Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the crime rate in the country has reduced
significantly following the increase in police visibility.
In the
president’s view, the visibility has brought discipline on the roads and made
communities safer.
Speaking at the
presentation of some 100 Toyota Hilux Pick Ups and 600 motorbikes to the Police
Service, President Akufo-Addo said the government will continue to support the
police to reduce crime in the country.
“We are all witnesses to the increase in police visibility which has contributed to improved police response time. Instilling discipline on our roads is one of the areas the police have made a lot of gains.”
The one hundred
(100) pickup vehicles, six hundred (600) motorbikes and six (6) APC vehicles
are to be used by the Formed Police Units (FPUs) in all regions of the country.
Until recently,
the FPU was only stationed in Accra.
However, through
support from the government, the Unit was extended to Kumasi in the Ashanti
Region and is now being formed in all the other regions. All regions across the
country are soon going to benefit from the services of this specialised unit.
These Regional
FPUs will be spread across one hundred and forty (140) bases in various
communities in all the regions. Without any doubt, their presence will enhance
greatly security, law and order in the country.
The President added that “all of these are evidence if any were needed, of Government’s commitment to the continuous retooling of the Police, a responsibility my government takes very seriously”.
“It is borne out
of the fact that the police play a critical role in the development of our
country, hence the need to ensure that the Police Service is adequately
resourced to discharge its duties for the safety and security of all of us, as
well as for the growth of economic activity.”
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