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James Agalga, the Parliamentary (PC) candidate for the Democratic National Congress (NDC) in the Builsa North constituency of the Upper East region, says the next NDC government will reintroduce police visibility across the country to minimize the crime rate. .
He said that statistics from the Ghana Police Service indicated that “crime rates are increasing, we have a 27 percent increase in felony crimes in the country. The fact that there is a state of insecurity in the country that must be resolved as soon as possible cannot be denied ”.
Mr. Agalga said this when he took his turn to answer a question in a debate program about the plans that the PCs that dispute the Builsa Norte seat had to improve the security situation in the District.
The debate was organized by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Cristo Rey Catholic Church in Sandema, in the Builsa Norte District, in collaboration with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE).
The theme of the program was: “The role of Parliament, local authorities and participatory governance for community development”, with the support of the European Union and Konrad Adenuer Stiffing, a German non-governmental organization.
According to Mr. Agalga, “Previously, the visibility of the police was part of our national policy. So we implemented that policy and the Police could be seen everywhere. Now the visibility of the police has been reduced. It is a fact.
“When the NDC wins and I become a Member of Parliament, that is my domain, we will bring back police visibility across the country and our District will not be left out. You will start to see the Police everywhere. ”
The PC, who is the titular member of Parliament for the area and the highest ranking member of the Parliament’s Defense and Interior Committee, noted that “when criminals see the police everywhere, they are deterred.”
He said: “When we implemented visibility, we reduced crime by approximately 16 percent at that time under the supervision of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Alhassan. We will reintroduce the concept of police visibility. ”
Mr. Agalga said that it was essential to restructure the Ghana Police Service to improve effective visibility, especially in the Builsa Norte constituency, “As we speak, the Police Command in Sandema has only one operational vehicle. Before we had three, so we must give them more vehicles so they can improve their mobility. ”
He said that the motivation for the security service personnel was low, adding that the Police and Firefighters personnel were threatened with their Cap 30, “So they are not ready to die for you and me, that’s the truth. . When we take office, we will amend the 2008 Labor Law to ensure that all law enforcement agencies are firmly rooted in the Cap 30 pension plan. ”
The program saw Mr. Simon Gibson Achavuusum Anuegabey, an independent candidate, Mr. Joseph Ransford Asuok, the Peoples’ National Convention (PNC) answer questions about how they intended to improve the unemployment, health, safety and education sectors when they were gave the go-ahead to represent people in Parliament.
Jeffery Adda, the director of the Builsa Norte district NCCE in his speech, said the program was intended to create a platform for constituencies and PCs to interact, and provide candidates with the opportunity to inform the electorate about their policies. and programs.
He said the program also allowed candidates to commit to peace in the presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7.
— GNA
