Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare is living up to his promise of transforming the Ghana Police Service under his tenure
According to the Vice President, the IGP, following his appointment by the President, assured him, as head of the Police Council, that he was determined to significantly change the service.
“When the IGP, Dr George Akuffo Dampare took office, I sat with him and said “IG, what are we going to do? What help do you need getting that done”? and he said “We are going to make the Ghana Police Service the best institution in Ghana and a reference Point for Africa and beyond”. That was the start of one of the most fulfilling journeys I have ever embarked on. In the intervening years, I have played my role in facilitating government intervention in the strategic resourcing and retooling of the Police Service.,” the Vice President said in a speech at the Graduation Ceremony of the Police Academy Course 53 in Accra.
Dr Bawumia also described the IGP as a reformer whose achievements are tangible.
“The systemic re-orientation and reform of the Ghana Police Service since the coming into office of the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, have brought tangible results; results that continue to give me pride as Chairman of the Police Council. I am proud to stand side by side with such a visionary leader who continues to set the pace and is on course to make the Ghana Police Service the reference point for excellence in Africa and beyond. Dr Dampare, the reformer, Ayekooo to you and your team,” he said.
The Vice President further observed “ The constant pursuit of perfection on the part of the IGP and his management team have stretched to the Police Academy. With Government and my support, the Police Administration embarked on an ambitious infrastructural development of the Training School that have transformed the look and feel of this place. This is so beautiful” .
The Police Academy Cadet Course 53, comprising three hundred and five (305) males and one hundred and twenty-five (125) females, represents the highest intake of cadet officers since the establishment of the Ghana Police Academy. It surpasses the previous record set by Cadet Course 52, which enrolled three hundred and forty-four (344) cadet officers.
