The occasion was the 2018 end-of-year socialisation of the West Africa Security Services Association (WASSA) of the Ghana Police Service at the Police Headquarters in Accra. The President said the frequent accidents on the nation’s highways, which claimed lives and limbs, must be halted. President Akufo-Addo announced that he had tasked the Attorney-General to prepare and put before Parliament, as soon as possible, specific legislation to deal with the phenomenon and provide appropriate sanctions. PromotionsThe President said 1,502 senior police officers and more than 18,000 junior officers had been promoted since he took office. Additionally, President Akufo-Addo said work on 320 housing units for officers at the Police Training Academy was ongoing, while 4,000 police officers were being recruited with 2,000 already under training.

Source: GhanaWeb March 23, 2019 15:45 UTC