There have been recent calls for the Director-General of the Criminal investigations Department, (CID) COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah to step down following recent development of the three Takoradi missing girls’ case.
If you may recall, the CID Boss indicated that the police knew the whereabouts of the girls. In a sharp turn around, she said her comments were misconstrued and that she only wanted to encourage the families of the missing girls. She received a lot of bashing except the ruling government.
Recently, the police have discovered four skeletons suspected to be that of the missing girls. According to critics, if indeed forensic report confirms that the skeletons belonged to the girls, Madam Tiwa should be sacked.
Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide reacting to this on Peace FM morning show ‘Kokrokoo’ has suggested that Maame Tiwaa Addo Danquah should not have commented on the Takoradi missing girls.
“I agree the PR function of the police is problematic and we have advised them to take a look at it. For instance, as CID boss or SWAT commander, your expertise is technical; but there are people with technical expertise in PR so it will be important to allow them to discharge their duty,” he indicated.
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Public Relations is not propaganda neither is based on product promotion etc. However, you need a bit of these to arrive at candour in whatever you want to project about your organization. Our problem in Ghana is about over-persuasion and a mad rush to engender public interest in everything. These are mainly borne out of political expediency and thus create a disingenuous image of an organization. The Honourable Deputy Minister is aware that his Ministry is also a victim of this; although they are supposed to be the mouthpiece of the government. When we learn to speak the truth, we will not find it difficult to persuade others to buy into our beliefs and policies!