Ghana Police Begins Shuttle Services To Carry Officers From Home To Duty Posts

Ghana Police Service has introduced shuttle services for its personnel across the country and the move is to facilitate movement of personnel from their residence to their duty points. The program which has also been implemented in fifteen and out of the eighteen Police Operational Regions is intended to ease the burden of

commute on officers, and as well as to also ensure that personnel who carry weapons for duty, do so under safe conditions. The Police Administration has, therefore, deployed buses on designated routes with pick-up and drop-off points to ensure safe and easy transportation of personnel, and especially during the rush hour when

movement along the roads is usually a struggle. The Administration acknowledges that some members of the general public had expressed concern about the practice of police personnel also boarding commercial vehicles with weapons and the possible danger posed to other occupants of these vehicles. The spectacle of uniformed officers struggling to get on board vehicles

during the rush hour is also not good for morale in the service and does not inspire public confidence in the police. The Administration is certain the shuttle service will reduce these concerns and ensure that both the police officers and the commuting public go about their duties in safety and dignity. It is also expected to give some respite to officers and further boost their morale for enhanced performance.