Unprofessional police officers to be dismissed – Interior Minister

Mr. Kwasi Ahwoi, Minister of the Interior, has warned police personnel to adhere to the professional ethics of the service since many more of those who behave unprofessionally would be dismissed.

He said the country could not continue to waste its resources in providing logistical and welfare needs for the police and still be experiencing unprofessional conduct from some of the personnel stressing that It is better to have one professional police officer than have 32,000 who are not professional.

Mr. Ahwoi gave the warning in Tamale on Wednesday during a durbar comprising all the security services in Tamale where he interacted and listened to their concerns to possibly address them.

The Minister was accompanied by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Alhassan Mohammed and the Deputy Interior Minister Mr. James Agalga.

The team on Tuesday visited the East Mamprusi and Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo Districts, where they held meetings with the chiefs on the recent upheavals that caused the lives of some individuals and the destruction of properties. They later presented some relief items to the affected persons.

Mr. Ahwoi said the fight against indiscipline must begin with the security agencies, and that, they could not be indiscipline and expect to discipline people, and advised them to remain patriotic and do the right thing in the interest of the country.

The Minister assured that the government would continue to provide the needed logistics to the service to enable them to execute their duties saying, Many more fire tenders would be made available soon to the Ghana Fire Service to fight domestic and bush fires.

He observed that Tamale was the best destination for investment and urged Ghanaian businessmen to consider relocating to the area to boost the economy and reduce poverty in the area.

Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, Northern Regional Minister condemned the action by some police personnel, who engaged in politics, explaining that it was unprofessional for a police officer to engage in politics.

He said if any person caught indulging in such actions, he/she would never be forgiven but would be severely punished.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Ken Yeboah, Northern Regional Police Commander said the service was facing serious infrastructure challenges and appealed to the ministry to assist to improve the situation.

He urged the public to continue volunteering information to the police to enable them to combat crime in society.