Police personnel urged to acquire ICT skills

By
Afedzi Abdullah, GNA

Cape Coast, June 24, GNA – Personnel of the
Ghana Police Service have been called to make efforts to upgrade and equip
themselves with knowledge in ICT to be able to utilise modern technology to be
able to deliver efficient security services.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Paul
Manly Awuni, Central Regional Police Commander, who gave the advice, said the
rapidly changing developments on the security and law enforcement landscapes
called for corresponding changes in policing tactics of which ICT could play a
key role.

DCOP Awuni was addressing members of the
Central Regional Police Ladies Association (POLAS) under the theme: “The
Current state of the Ghana Police Service and what is expected of police
officers”, at its first general meeting of the year in Cape Coast.

He said though Ghana has emerged as a beacon
of stability and a shining example to the rest of Africa, research had revealed
that its prospects for a long term stability were being undermined by some
important structural weakness.

This, he said, called for an increased demand
on the Police service to deliver services that were more diverse, complex,
skilled and specialised in nature.

In line with this, he said, the Police
administration through its transformational agenda was committed to ensuring
the welfare and professional development of officers, revamping the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID), emboldening community policing, adopt proven
ICT and strengthen Police Professional Standards Bureau.

With the transformation agenda, the Ghana
Police Service hopes to become a world class police service capable of
delivering planned, democratic, protective and peaceful services of
international standards.

DCOP Awuni tasked the officers to show
commitment, internalise the vision of the transformation agenda, have the
belief that it was attainable and work professionally to make it a reality.

He commended POLAS members in various
capacities within the Service for their hard work and dedication which had
brought policing in Ghana to another level.

He urged them to strive hard, show commitment
to work, be disciplined and exhibit high sense of professionalism to position
themselves as indispensable force in driving the transformation agenda.

Superintendent Faustina Asare, Regional POLAS
President, urged the Police ladies to take advantage of the Service’s as well
as the POLAS loan schemes which attracted low interest rates.

She advised them to plan well and leave within
their means in order not to be overtaken by unnecessary debts.

DSP Hilda Maame Akarimanga, POLAS executive
member urged the Police ladies not to sit down unconcerned but rather take
advantage of the changing World to upgrade themselves in order to be relevant
in their chosen career.

Touching on some administrative issues in the
Service, DSP Akarimanga admonished the Police ladies to stop wearing short uniforms
and too much make-up but be neat and smart adding that they were role models to
the youth.

“The Police administration is not against you
enhancing your beauty but you should not overdo it”, she said

She encouraged them to brighten the comer
wherever they were, be polite, proactive and not engage in acts that would
bring the name of the Service into disrepute.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)
Esther Bibah, Kotokuraba Police Crime Officer, expressed worry about the
increasing drug use among the youth and advised parents to monitor the
activities of their children.

GNA

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