Attorney General Gloria Akuffo at the meeting with other security chiefs
Security chiefs and key stakeholders are expected to come out with a roadmap in tackling vigilantism and other forms of security challenges facing the country.
The stakeholders ended a two-day dialogue yesterday at the Peduase Presidential Lodge at Aburi in the Eastern Region, which centred on improving security in Ghana in the wake of rise in kidnapping, armed robberies and vigilantism.
During the Peduase Lodge’s national security dialogue – the fourth in the series – security chiefs examined kidnapping, terrorism and political vigilantism, among others.
The dialogue is aimed at intensifying efforts at improving the security architecture in Ghana.
The stakeholders included civil society organizations, security experts and government officials.
At the end of the dialogue, which is the fourth to be organized by the National Security under the New Patriotic Party administration, participants were expected to draw a roadmap on how to tackle these challenges.
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, told journalists that Ghana has its own internal security challenges that it has to deal with.
He stated that the terrorism challenges facing neighboring country, Burkina Faso means that Ghana has to take terrorism seriously.
The security chiefs seized the opportunity to update the various stakeholders and took feedback.
Mr. Oppong indicated that the security chiefs expressed worry about political vigilantism, adding that the president is very committed to dealing with the ills that have been around for decades during his tenure.
The programme was attended by the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Marfo, National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah and the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Gloria Akuffo.
BY Melvin Tarlue