By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government has taken a deliberate approach to retooling the country’s security services in order to combat any possible internal or external aggression.
Speaking on the floor of Ghana’s Parliament on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, during the 2024 edition of the State of the Nation’s Address (SONA), Nana Addo said, “Mr. Speaker since we came into office, we have ensured a significant expansion of the Armed Forces and all the other security agencies. We are paying diligent attention to their welfare as well.
The accommodation and physical environment generally of the security agencies are being improved. We have quickened the pace of the retooling and equipping of the security agencies to ensure readiness towards the emerging security threats.
For the majority of us and our everyday activities, it is the security of our streets and homes and communities that concern us most.
We want our children and grandchildren to grow up in a safe atmosphere, and the Ghana Police Service play the lead role in this.
Again, Government has performed most creditably.
They are much better equipped than they have ever been, and their increased visibility on the streets goes a long way to reassure the community.
The changing image of the Police is, perhaps, best exemplified by the dramatic facelift they have given to the frontage of the Police Headquarters on the Ring Road in Accra. It is beautiful, and I recommend it to all institutions and, indeed, households.”
