Mr George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, the Central Regional Minister, has cautioned the youth to guard against all negative tendencies in this election year.
He said this at the passing-out parade for 100 female Community Policing Assistants from the eighteen Municipal and District Assemblies in the Central Region at the Ghana Police Command and Staff College in Winneba.
The trainees were taken through topics including Community Policing, Criminal Investigations, Criminal Procedure, Traffic Management, Basic Office Skills and Physical Training.
The Regional Minister, who was the Guest of Honour, reminded the Policing Assistants that they have joined an institution whose hallmark is discipline, adding that they will be working alongside experienced officers, men and women in the Police Service.
The Commandant of Ghana Police Command and Staff College, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah urged the Assistants to “live by the virtues of honesty, discipline, humility and loyalty.
She appealed to them to eschew pettiness and arrogance.
Community Police Assistant (CPA) Ruth-Diamond was adjudged the overall best recruit, while CPA Nyimbo Abigail was the best in drill.
CPA Affoh Gifty won the Commandant’s special wards for good conduct and CPA Fatima Benstil from Ekumfi District Assembly also won the Director of Studies Award for being the best in Criminal Law.
Source: GhanaWeb
