Minority in Parliament has accused the NPP Government of sidelining the Former Ashanti Regional Police Commander COP Nathan Kofi Boakye in the fight against crime amidst the recent armed robbery cases recorded in the country.
According to the Minority, due to extreme political partisanship, officers who can help solve the armed robbery menace have been relegated to the background.
Minority MP for Sagnarigu constituency, A.BA. Fuseini said: "because of the extreme partisanship, the NPP is going with these matters there are competent people who they can rely on to help but they have sidelined them at least let's mention COP Kofi Boakye everybody knows he is competence where ever he has gone."
He believed that the increase in crime is a national crisis and the need for every human resource that can help solve the problem to be utilized. "This is a national crisis that we need every talent every human resource that can help us achieve results."
Speaking at a press conference Friday, the Minority spokesperson on Interior, James Agalga, said the deployment of the military to support the effort of the police in the fight against crime is not new but rather the police service should be resourced and personnel motivated to do the work.
"This is not the first time we are deploying the military alongside the police we have joint military police patrol so if you are telling us today that the panacea for this crisis is the deployment of joint military police patrol you are telling us nothing new..."
The military has been deployed by government to support the effort of the Ghana Police Service in the fight against the recent increase in armed robbery cases in the country especially the capital Accra.
The Information Minister Mustapha Hamid in a press briefing said the decision was arrived at after Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia called an emergency meeting with top security officials on Thursday following the increased crime wave.
Mr. Hamid said the ongoing operation ‘Calm Life’ aimed at combating criminal activities in all parts, “has been enhanced with immediate effect.”
The Ghana Police Service has announced a major restructuring of the various positions held by senior police officers following the recent spate of armed robbery attacks in the country.
The shakeup carried out by the Inspector General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu has seen Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, Director General of Police Operations, being reassigned to head the Research and Planning Department.
Source: primenewsghana.com
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NDC fuo gelalahe. Did you make Kofi IGP? Who sent him to the police training school? GELALAHE wo ho mo.
These NDC MPs will never cease to amaze me. What kind of weird thinking is this? I think Kofi Boakye was around when Alhassan, a retiree was still kept by John Mahama as IGP.
Folks wouldn't it be nice if there was nothing like NDC in Ghanaian politics?What if one day you wake up and you don't hear all this whining ,all this s1lly effusions on our airwavesWouldn't we all then acknowledge each other as Ghanaians first and move together to solve all our national problems?these people talk as if they must have power by all means.and nothing else matters.The only way they think power can be won is to make the group in power look bad so they would look good in spite of all we know about them.The important thing is to kit the police properly,give them proper training and improve their working conditions. There is no single police officer who is indispensable.
Things are getting out of hand under the NPP and people are here blaming NDC and Mahama?
If Kofi Boakye has the solutions to all our security problems why didn't Mahama make him the IGP? If you knew Kofi Boakye very well, you wouldn't be showering all these praises. May be he is the handmaid of the NDC.
John Ford could appointed Kofi Boakye as IGP before leaving office.... Confused NDC people.... All you guys know is create, l00t and share..... Wait when you ever come back to power then appoint him your IGP... f0..0lish NDC MPs
wait for your turn if NDC comes to power to become IGP or in your dreams
Narrow minded MP. Everything is politicized in this country. Why must you seem to suggest that every move by any public institution is politically motivated. Our MPs must grow and take this country serious. If we think democracy is too complicated for us to embrace let's try something else!
NO, HE IS NOT BEING SIDELINED, HE IS COMING AS IGP
Please Please, Kofi Boakye is not the only competent police officer in Ghana if not the worst. Kofi Boakye has no competence as the minority is trying to make Ghanaians believe. This man is the most corrupt police officer i ever known in the present Ghana police service. The minority should give us a break. We have able men and women who are capable to fight this menace. I believe Allah will guide our police officers to live up to the task.