News:
July 7, 2019
Member of Parliament (MP) for the Adaklu Constituency in the Volta region, Kwame Governs Agbodza is appealing to government for the establishment of a functional District Police Station for the Adaklu area to help curb crime.
He made the call in a question to the Minister for the Interior on the floor of Parliament over the security situation at the area.
“Mr Speaker, I want to ask the Minister for the Interior what plans are in place to establish a full District Police Station at Adaklu?, he asked.
In response, the Minister for the Interior Ambrose Dery said, the current Police Administration is embarking on a transformation agenda which will include upgrading a number of police stations in the country to District level and Adaklu Police Station Station is one of the police stations to be considered.
“The upgrading of the Adaklu Police Station to a District level would ultimately enhance the fight against crime in the Volta Region” he said.
The Minister assured of government`s desire to provide security for every citizen and all residents in Ghana irrespective of where they live in the country.
He called for a collective responsibility among all stakeholders in the fight against crime for the development of security establishment in the country.
“Mr Speaker, since the issue for security is national concern, we wish to encourage Members of Parliament and the citizenry at large to assist the Police Administration in the refurbishment of Police Stations in their areas that need upgrading as well as providing residential accommodation for Police personnel posted when upgraded,” Mr Dery stated.
Mr Agbodza expressed dissatisfaction about the answers providers by the Minister and stated that Adaklu had met all the criterions provided by the police Administration and the Ministry of Interior, yet the only police station in the District has not been upgraded to a full status as a Station.
According to the MP, he expected to hear whether Adaklu would be upgraded to a full Police station status or not.
He has therefore demanded for its urgent upgrading to a District level to help fight crime and related issues in the area.
“I will say that I am not satisfy with the answers provided by the Minister for the Interior. He was so evasive in his answers. He did not give definite answers to the question as to when or what plans are put in place to establish the District Police Station,” Mr Agbodza said.
The Adaklu MP said, security situation in the District is very porous as there are no other police stations or post in the over 70 communities, adding that the situation compelled residents to cross over to other districts to report cases or seek redress through the law.
Mr Kwame Agbodza appealed to the residents to work closely with Police and other law enforcement agencies to clamp down criminal activities in the area.
At least three people have been reportedly killed and several others constantly harassed by criminals as well as Fulani Herdsmen in the farms both day and nights.
The Adaklu District has only a single police station to manage over 70 individual communities with 32,000 population according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census.
By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com