According to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the country’s crime rate has decreased dramatically as a result of increased police visibility.
According to the president, increased visibility has improved road safety and made communities safer.
President Akufo-Addo said during the presentation of 100 Toyota Hilux Pick Ups and 600 motorcycles to the Police Service that the government will continue to help the police in their efforts to eradicate crime in the country.
“We are all witnesses to the increase in police visibility which has contributed to improved police response time. Instilling discipline on our roads is one of the areas the police have made a lot of gains.”The Formed Police Units (FPUs) in all parts of the country will use the one hundred (100) pickup vehicles, six hundred (600) motorbikes, and six (6) APC vehicles.
The FPU was previously only stationed in Accra.
But, with government assistance, the Unit was expanded to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region and is now being developed in all other areas.
This specialized unit’s services will soon be available in all regions of the country.
These Regional FPUs will be scattered among 140 bases in diverse villages around the regions.
Without a doubt, their presence will significantly improve the country’s security, law and order.
The President also stated “all of these are evidence if any were needed, of Government’s commitment to the continuous retooling of the Police, a responsibility my government takes very seriously”.
“It is borne out of the fact that the police play a critical role in the development of our country, hence the need to ensure that the Police Service is adequately resourced to discharge its duties for the safety and security of all of us, as well as for the growth of economic activity.”
