COP Maame Yaa Tiwaah Addo Danquah, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, in a group photograph with some members of the Police Ladies Association
THE NUMBER of females in the country’s Police Service now stands at ten thousand, nine hundred and fifty-one (10,951), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah, National President of the Police Ladies Association (POLAS) has said.
According to her, this number forms 28% of the total police population of thirty-nine thousand, one hundred and eighty-four (39,184).
Seventy years ago, the number was twelve.
“Out of the number, 282 are senior officers representing 19% of the senior officers’ population of 1,456,” she stated.
COP Tiwaah Addo Danquah, who is also the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), disclosed this during the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Police Ladies Association in Accra.
The annual general meeting comes after three years of break due to the complications which accompanied the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It is important to highlight that this year’s AGM is deemed a unique one as it announces the impending 70th anniversary celebration of women policing in the Ghana Police Service,” she said, adding that POLAS is committed to a progressive approach of enabling policewomen achieve their professional development goals, prepare them to become more resilient with mental fortitude to help fight crime to create the enabling environment for businesses to thrive in Ghana.
She urged members to contribute significantly to the current themes of the Police Administration to restore public trust, command public respect, regain public confidence and cement police legitimacy.
The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, in an address, assured that the Police Administration will support POLAS to help it achieve its goals.
BY Linda Tenyah-Ayettey