Akufo-Addo presents 100 more vehicles as Christmas gift to Ghana Police Service

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented 100 more vehicles to the Ghana Police Service to aid in fighting crime in the country.

This goes to add on to the fleet of vehicles currently available to the Police.

The President described the mixed fleet of buses, pick-ups, ambulances and saloon vehicles as a Christmas gift to the service.

During his presentation, he mentioned that when he took office on January 7, 2017, the Police Service had a total of 458 serviceable vehicles.

“And as of today, my government has added a total of 678 more vehicles to their fleet. We have, certainly, performed better, ” he added.

He hopes the vehicles which include pick-ups, SUVs, Riot Control and Crime Scene Vans, Troop Carriers, Ambulances, and Buses – will help the police to be more effective in their operations.

At a short ceremony to present the vehicles, the President said: “We know how important a well-resourced and efficient Police Service is for the maintenance of peace and order in our nation.”

He touted his government’s effort at resourcing the Service by increasing its vehicular logistic base from just 458 serviceable vehicles when he took office in 2017 to 1,134.

The President reminded the leadership of the Service about the need for regular maintenance, saying that while it is a culture “we don’t well have in our country, it is as well that from now on we begin to develop a culture of maintenance of our assets.”

President Akufo-Addo also used the opportunity to reaffirm Ghana’s appreciation to China “for this relationship that has been built up and is being built up between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Ghana.

“China is proving to be a very strong and reliable friend of our nation…I value very much the warm relationship that I struck with His Excellency Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China on this continuing demonstration of strong reliable friendship between his country and my own country,” he added.

The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang in his address, was confident that the 100 vehicles will go a long way to support the capacity building of the law enforcement agencies of Ghana.

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