Vice President and Chairman of the Police Council, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has praised the initiatives implemented by Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.
He noted that, their visible and transformative impact on the Police Service.
Dr. Bawumia said these initiatives have enhanced national safety and fostered closer ties between the Police and the public.
During the commissioning of the Ghana Police Service Shop at Police headquarters on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, the Vice President expressed the government’s pride in the accomplishments of the IGP and his management team.
“ The people of Ghana have witnessed the significant transformation of the Police Service under this administration. The facelift of the National Police Headquarters, the expansion and decentralisation of the Formed Police Unit (FPU) to all twenty-five (25) Police Regions, enhanced police visibility, decentralisation of the police background checks to all police regions, active community and stakeholder engagements which has taken policing closer to the people, enhanced intelligence operations, uniform uniformity, the Snatch Them Young Policing Initiative which focuses on school Children among several other initiatives have ensured a more responsive, accountable and operationally effective policing institution,” the Vice President said.
He stressed “once again, I wish to commend the IGP, the members of the Police Management Board and all officers and men for executing these initiatives under the Police transformation agenda. I would like to urge you to continue to do more especially as the nation prepares to go into a general election come December 7th.”
The Police Shop is a dedicated shop where officers of the security services can purchase additional uniform items beyond what their respective institutions provide them. These shops also stock institutional souvenirs that come in handy during international exchange programmes. This is necessary to ensure that officers always turn out smart in their uniforms and also have additional logistics to deliver on their mandate.