General News of Tuesday, 2 May 2017Source: Graphic.com.ghAmend Police Act to give leadership specific tenure - Dr Benjamin AgordzoC/Supt Dr Benjamin Agordzo delivering his address at the meetingThe Director of the Transformation Programme of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent of Police (C/Supt), Dr Benjamin Agordzo, has called on the government to amend the Police Act to give the leadership of the Ghana Police Service a specific tenure of office. Dr Agordzo added that the current constitutional arrangement for the appointment and removal of the police leadership did not embolden police chiefs to act impartially. Vigilante groupsOn post-election violence, Dr Agordzo took a swipe at the various political vigilante groups using examples of the recent happenings in the country - a vigilante group attacking police officers and a court of law. “The post-election assault on political opponents and appointees of the new government, seizure of public property, among others, are to say the least, unfortunate. Dr Agordzo said the activities of political vigilante groups had become a threat to national security and underscored the need for a national discourse to find a solution to the problem.

Source: GhanaWeb May 02, 2017 14:37 UTC