Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister for Information, has disclosed that the government is gladdened with the performance of new of the acting Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.
To him, the acting IGP, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has initiated pragmatic security arrangements to deal with the surge in crime.
Dr. Dampare has been in office for barely a month after he took over from IGP Oppong Bonuh as head of the police service.
However, speaking to an Accra-based radio station, Oppong Nkrumah made this assertion.
“The government is pleased that the IGP and the revived police team are taking the bull by the horns and daily is on the offensive and also updating the country. One of the things that used to be rare is the conference of Regional Commanders, the new IGP quickly called one focusing on the issues of robbery, homicides and appears to be tackling them and keeps updating the country.”
“On the part of the government, we remain committed to resource the police for them to act.”
The acting IGP upon assumption office has embarked on several moves in a bid to curtail issues that affect the internal security of the country.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Joseph Asare
