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Security
Agencies get sixty-six 4 by 4 vehicles to combat crime
Accra, 11 Dec. Ghanadot/GNA- Mr. Kwabena Bartels, Minister
of the Interior on Tuesday presented sixty-six Tata Sumo and
Tata 4 by 4 vehicles to the Security Agencies in order to
enable them to combat crime effectively.
The vehicles, which were purchased from PHC Motors Limited
was estimated to cost one million Ghana cedis and would be
distributed to the agencies nationwide.
Speaking during the presentation, he said the government
took the initiative to purchase the vehicles due to the high
spate of crime in the country, adding that an additional 30
more vehicles would soon arrive to boost the work of the
security agencies.
"These vehicles will enable the work of the joint patrol
team namely: the police and the military to combat crime
effectively and also attend promptly to the calls of
distressed persons."
He observed that the provision of these vehicles was timely
since Ghana CAN 2008 was around the conner.
Mr. Patrick Acheampong, the Inspector General of the Police
((IGP) who received the vehicles on behalf of the Security
Agencies expressed his appreciation to the government and
promised that the vehicles would be used for their right
purposes.
Mr. Paul Pepera, Managing Director of PHC Motors also
expressed his gratitude to the government for choosing PHC
to carry out the project and that as part of the contract
faulty vehicles would be serviced by the company since they
have branches in other parts of the country.
GNA
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