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A year ago

WE WILL NEVER ACCEPT THE LABEL OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST CORRUPT INSTITUTION - IGP

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A year ago

We will never accept the label of the country's most corrupt institution - IGP.


The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has expressed that, despite the fact that there are a few degenerate individuals among the police foundation, guarantees that the police establishment is the most bad in the nation are bogus.

As per him, authority has done whatever it may take to deal with the circumstance, hence, the police won't acknowledge the label that they are the most bad organization in the country


Talking at a public talk at KNUST on Thursday, August 12, he said,


"They say we are bad," he said. "An issue distinguished is a portion of the arrangement, we've never expressed that there are not several individuals who are getting things done in a bad manner, harming the picture of the help, we have never said that.


"We are giving our best for handle it and we won't ever acknowledge the part that we are the most bad foundation in the country, it is unwarranted," IGP Dampare said.


"At the suitable time we will continue to answer them, however we will likewise continue to work at the things that individuals will throughout the years have utilized against us and cause us to feel awkward with regards to the issue of debasement," he added.


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A review by the Ghana Statistical Service refered to the Ghana Police Service as the most bad Public Institution in Ghana.


The Police Service is trailed by the Ghana Immigration Service and the Ghana Revenue expert in the report distributed on July 20, 2022.


The report says more 17.4 million pay-offs were paid in 2021 with cops besting the rundown of authorities who accept hush money at 53.2%.


The report further notes Ghanaians with tertiary instruction were 1.6 times bound to offer incentives than those without formal schooling.


read also: IGP to appoint qualified relatives to replace police officers killed in the line of duty.

Police officers who die in the line of duty will now have qualified relatives recruited into the service to compensate for their loss, according to Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, Inspector-General of Police.

According to the IGP, the initiative is part of a broader set of measures being implemented by the Police Service's leadership to encourage officers to give their all.


“When a police officer dies on duty, we have put new measures in place to ensure that a relative of the deceased officer who is qualified is recruited into the service as part of efforts to urge our officers to do their best in protecting the public,” the IGP said while delivering a public lecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Thursday.


The IGP, speaking on the topic "The changing face of policing in Ghana: expectations and the role of the university community," stated that his vision is for the Police to be the most efficient institution in the country, despite the challenges they face.


"We want a police force that is run by, for, and by the people." We want to make the service the best in the country and a global reference point."


Dr. Dampare also urged the public to criticize the police, but to do so constructively, as destructive criticisms could undermine the officers' morale.

"Criticate us, but do so constructively so that the servicemen and women are not demoralized," he said.

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