Thursday, January 13, 2011

POLICE ARE NOT ALLOW TO TAKE THEIR WEAPONS HOME

The Deputy Director of Communication at the Police service, DSP Cephas Arthur says the law does not permit police personnel’s are to take their weapons to the various homes.
He explains that the police personnel’s are require to return their weapon from where they book it.
DSP Cephas Arthur notes that due to the accommodation challenges of the service they sometimes permit them to take their weapons home but under strict supervision from authorities.
He gave those explanations after the news team observed that some Police men take home their weapons.

The Deputy Director of Communication at the Police service, Cephas Arthur denied that the armed robbers use weapons of the security service in their operations.
He explains that the fact that some of the police personals sometimes take their weapons home does not guarantee that they use they weapons in operations.
He says the most of the armed robbers usually operate with locally manufactured weapons and also pointed due to the numerous conflict in the sub region would amount to that.

Meanwhile, security analyst has call for a strict monitoring of the weapons to prevent weapon smuggling in the security service.

PRESIDENT MILLS IS NOT QUALIFY TO MEDIATE IN COTE D’IVOIRE

Ranking member on Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway says president mills disqualified himself as a candidate to mediate in the Ivoirian crises after he recently urge Ghanaians to ‘mind their own business’ and not to interfere in the conflict in Cote D Ivoire.
Shirley Ayorkor Botchway made this comments after the deputy minister of information James Agyenim Boateng said Ecowas has will not permit neighboring countries to mediate in the political turmoil.
She stresses that AU and the ECOWAS should give more time to the three head of state assigned to mediate in conflict for them to complete the assignment.
The Former Minister of Information in the Kufour regime explains that the ECOWAS should hold another emergency meeting to find a lasting solution to the crisis.
She explains that Alassane Ouattara yesterday rejects negotiation with Laurent Gbagbo offer to make him the Vice President.
Shirley Botchway explains further to Adom News why President Mills is not qualified as mediator.

COMMENTING on the committee set up to accelerate plans to convey Ghanaians back from Cote D’Ivoire, she says it of no importance for the government to set up a committee especially when about 176 people are reported dead.
She explains that government must take a bold step to immediate convey about 2 million stranded Ghanaians back to the country.

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RAWLINGS URGE GOVERNMENT TO INCLUDE CIVIL SERVICE IN THE SINGLE SPINE

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urge government to immediate mediate to help kick start the civil service on the single spine salary structure.
He made this comments after media reports that the civil service are drugging the fair wages to court over their inclusion to the single spine.
Former President Rawlings says the Civil service are unsung heroes and do not receive praise whenever the government of the day performs well.
He explains that the achievement of any government is made on the shoulders of civil servants therefore government must make sure their demands are meant.
He made this statement at the 11th quadrennial congress of the civil and local government staff association in Cape Coast.

The Former President Jerry John Rawlings task civil servant to be discipline and transparent in administrating their duties.
He expresses his dissatisfaction in the civil service as they are complains of lateness, sabotage, unfriendly reception, corruption and politics at their various posts.