Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yoa Letsa has praised the police women for their contribution over the years to peace and stability in the country.
He has urged them not to cease to make an effort in performing their duties.
The minister said this when the Executives of the Volta Regional wing of the Police Women Association (POLAS) paid him a courtesy call at his office last Thursday.
Dr Letsa called on stakeholders to support the security agencies in carrying out their duties effectively.
“What men can do, women can do better, it is the duty of men to help women do better,” he said.
He guaranteed his support to the regional wing to help achieve their goals.
The President, Superintendent of Police (Supt) Effia Tenge, led the meeting to update the Minister on the 70th anniversary of Women Policing in Ghana and planned activities to commemorate the programme.
Supt. Teng in her briefing explained the challenges and achievements faced by the first women who were enlisted in 1952.
The President said that the role of female police officers was initially limited to dealing with juvenile
wrongdoings, but the role of women has now expanded to include women performing administrative duties in the service.
She noted that “Women now fill the positions of Station Officers, Districts Commanders and Regional Commanders, and four women serving on the Police Management Board.”
The Executives of the Volta Regional POLAS visited the family home of two policewomen Inspector Patience Doe, who died in January 2022, and Constable Catherine Tordy, who died in September 2021 while on active duty.
The delegation presented each family with a token of GH¢1,000 as a contribution to the welfare of all.
The Executives led the members of the association to organize a clean-up at the Ho Central Market.
Also, the team cleaned the Ho Teaching Hospital premises, including footpaths, parking lots and ditches, with the help of newly posted Police Constables
In addition, the Association members donated three air-conditionings to the Regional Police Training School in Ho for the school’s contribution to the training of Policewomen.
Likewise, POLAS Volta Wing and women from the 66th Artillery Regiment, Prisons, Customs Service and Fire Service floated from the Ho Central Police Station through some of Ho’s principal streets.
The team also visited the children and spouses of two police officers who died on duty in Hohoe in the past two years.
