The new IGP who succeeds Mrs. Elizabeth Mills-Robertson, the Acting Inspector – General of Police who has been appointed Ambassador Designate of Ghana, on his part Mr. Paul Quaye promises to implement strategies that would bring back professionalism in the service.

Lately, Ghana’s Police Service has been engulfed with alleged malfeasances from some bad nut officers and factions within the ranks and file.

In his maiden address to the service personnel the new IGP said his vision for the Ghana Police Service is to accomplish the level of a world class institution that utilizes excellent professional practices and strategies to combat crime.

“The principal objective is to implement short to medium term strategic National Policing Plans aimed at significantly improving the maintenance of law and order”.

The new IGP admitted that public perception of the Police was “unfortunately very negative”. “The image of the Service had not been the best in recent times due to gross indiscipline and other forms of unprofessionalism exhibited by some few bad nuts among us.”

According to the new IGP a critical assessment of the current state of the Ghana Police Service indicates that, although the service has achieved a lot in terms of its constitutional mandate, there are still enormous challenges that need to
be addressed.

He said policing is an indispensable part of governance and no country can achieve its development objective without having a congenial social climate devoid of pervasive acts of lawlessness.

Appealing to the personnel of the Police Service and security agencies he urged them to work in partnership by implementing measures that would lift the image of the institution effectively.

Background:

Paul Tawiah Quaye was born on 6th May, 1953. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and an Executive MBA in Human Resource Management. He was commissioned as Assistant Superintendent of Police into the Ghana Police Service in 1980 and rose to the rank of Commissioner of Police in 2002. He was, until his appointment, the Commissioner-in Charge of Strategic Direction and Monitoring of the Ghana Police Service.