Accra, March 10, Ghanadot/GNA-
The Police will soon be equipped with high-tech gadgets
to enable the Service to deal with the menace of armed
bandits
prowling highways and robbing travellers.
Vice President John Dramani Mahama, who announced this
on Tuesday said equipping the police to enable them to
flush out highway robbers and stop other violent crimes
remained a major commitment of President John Evans Atta
Mills’ government and would be pursued vigorously.
The Vice President said this when interacting with
members of the North American Coordinating Council of
the NDC when they paid a courtesy call on him at the
Castle, Osu.
Vice President Mahama said plans were underway to deal
with armed groups terrorizing traders on highways and
robbing them of huge sums of money so as to create a
serene atmosphere for people to pursue their legitimate
businesses without let or hindrance.
The Vice President said government would not be
complacent in dealing with the problem as it could serve
as a snag in attracting the flow of foreign direct
investments to Ghana.
Vice President Mahama urged Ghanaians living in the
United States to link American investors with local
industrialists in order to help create jobs for the
teeming unemployed youth, especially in the agricultural
sector.
He said because nearly 60 per cent of Ghanaians were
engaged in agriculture, any effort in helping transform
the economy must focus on that sector.
Mr Kobby Boahen, Chairman of the Council, asked the
government to consider opening up consulates in a number
of cities in the United States as part of the investment
drive of the government.
He pleaded with the government to deal resolutely with
armed robbery in the country so as not to scare away
investors.
GNA
