SPEECH BY HON. DR. AKOTO OSEI, MP AND MINISTER OF STATE,MOFEP ON THE OCCASION OF A SOD-CUTTING CEREMONY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ULTRA-MODERN POLICE STATION AT OLD-TAFO, KUMASI
Nana Tafohene,Nana Agyen Frimpong II,
Nananom,
IGP's represntative,DCOP Arthur,Commissioner in-charge of Technical Services,
A\Regional Police Commander,DCOP Oteng,
Honourable Assembly Members of Old-Tafo Sub-Metro,KMA
Chairperson of Tafo Town Council,KMA,
Distiguished Guests,
The Press,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
INTRODUCTION:
1. I am very happy and grateful to God Almighty that we gather here today for the
handing over of land by Nana Tafohene,Nana Agyen Frimpong, for yet another
landmark construction of an ultra-modern District and Divisional Police
Headquarters for Old-Tafo-Pankrono sub-metro and its immediate environs.
2.I am equally grateful to the Ghana Police Service, particularly the IGP for
adding Old-Tafo to the list of three communities to benefit from the construction
of a Police Station,which this is the bigest!
3. Nana Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, this project we are cutting sod for its
commencement goes to fulfill the dreams and aspirations of the NPP government to
enhancing both the operational and administrative capacity building of
decentralisation of policing in Ghana.This has been one of the thematic areas of
the Government to building institutional and service delivery of the Security
services particularly the Police to enable them play their constitutional mandate
and promote good governance.
4.Ladies and Gentlemen, the complexities of fighting and combating crime in
contemporary societies requires holistic human and physical resources with the
cooperation of all stake-holders in society to ensure effective and efficient,as
well as, providing qualitative and human-centered crime-prevention strategies
which befits the country's current democratic dispensation.
5. Nana Chairman, as Member of Parliament for this constituency,my commitment to
the proper protection of lives and property of the constituents and safe-guarding
the peoples freedoms of movements of persons,goods and services, have been very
paramount on my political agenda.
6.My Government has done tremendously in terms of provision of social
infrastructure and promotion of quality life and welfare of the people and
Old-Tafo/Pankrono has had its fair and equitable share of government's quest at
bridging the infrastructural gap facing Ghana and the continuous budgetary
expenditures to improve the situation so that Ghana can achieve a middle income
status by 2015.In this regard, the provision of a Police Station goes to sealing
the overall development agenda set out under my tenure as MP in the last 3 years
of NPP's administration.
7. Let me express hope that this project which is valued at 550,000 Ghana cedis
(or 5.5 Billion old cedis), comes at an opportune time for the honour of the
Chiefs and people of this constituency, and as a legacy of H.E. President J.A.
Kufuor's government,that pride itself on peace and security for the citizenry and
effective law and order government of the people and by the people of Ghana.
8. Nana Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, I will end my speech by saying that the
NPP Government is committed to your total protection and security under our
democracy and will continue to provide the necessary social and physical
infrastructure for the enhancement of peace and harmony in the community.
9. Let me express profound gratitude to Nan Agyen Frimpong for the donation of
Land at Morro Market for this massive porject for the community.This shows how
Nana Tafohene is concerned about the security and protection of his area.
Thank you all for gracing the occasion and may God bless us all!!
