Renowned educationist, Professor Kwesi Yankah has lauded the Ghana Police Service and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare for supervising two “orderly by-elections” in the country.
According to him, there is enormous evidence to show that the police service is being transformed under Dr. Dampare
In a tribute on Facebook, the former education minister extolled the virtues of the IGP.
“Our very first encounter was 2018, when I was also a big man, a minister they call it. He came to my office a couple of times as Commissioner of Police, representing his boss the IGP, for an official meeting. The meeting over, I asked myself whether the young man’s demeanor was ‘normal.’ Overly courteous, polite to a fault, soft spoken, arms crossed behind, all smiles, self-effacing, virtually boyish. Far from the demeanor of a tough-talking, muscle flexing officer. Was he play-acting? I started revising my notes, for there might be a few policemen manifesting ‘abnormality’ in Ghana,” he wrote on Facebook.
Professor Yankah said the non-discriminatory manner in which both the influential and regular Ghanaians are treated for offenses since Dr Dampare became IGP is commendable
“Within two years: visible signs of a new image loom around the Ghana police we knew. You see, whenever Ghana gets fed up with herself, the yearning for change cannot be mistaken. You could see smiles playing around our lips as we started seeing strange things happening: Big men pulled over by the police for over speeding, arrested for wrongful parking, charged for jumping the red light; small and big men arraigned before court for motor traffic offences, all on TV camera. No longer do you know who I am?
“Unprovoked police brutalities on demonstrators fading; dialogue by IGP himself with potential street protestors ahead of action; speedier arrest of armed fugitives; orderly bye elections, quicker response to stressful calls. Was this Ogyakrom?”.
He noted the transformation in the police service is both within and outside of the service.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
