OPEN LETTER TO THE IGP: LET'S CHANGE THE NARRATIVE FOR ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST

We act as solicitors for Global Governance Leadership Network – GGL network. The group encourages the building up of strong & solid institutions of state for the African development agenda and democratic governance worldwide. Our scope spans across politics, especially democratic development, rule of law and education.

The authors of this esteemed publication in the interest of national development and security have zoomed in on the Ghana Police Service. This indeed has become necessary in recent times due to the selfless service of the Inspector General of Police in his national redemption exercise to restore the glory and the befitting image of the police administration. Since the start of this daunting task, the public perception on corruption and other excesses has been slowly but drastically transformed.

There is however an age-old tradition in the country that seems to be working to undermine this Work. The use of officers of state by the mighty and powerful in the society, if not uprooted completely, will cause a decline in the respect and high regard that is given to the state institutions which these officers belong.

To accomplish this does not happen overnight without the effort and support of extremely professional and God-fearing officers that work for the state. Our observation spectacle searched and found one such officer, one officer DSP Justice Oppong (‘aka Chief Justice) at the complaints’ registry section at the CID Headquarters, who is working assiduously in the quest of restoring public confidence in the communications lane. One such incorruptible professional.

It seems that the service may be overlooking such a genius. One such professional that the service may want to promote to bolster his work in enhancing the image of the service, which also happens to be one of the first units of the Ghana Police Service that the public encounters.

With a deep sense of humility and gratitude, I conclude by saying that all hope is not lost, service men of such calibre must not fall prey to public service scavenger hunts or be made victims to public service ‘Methuselah’ and ‘mighty art thou men in the society’ “all eyes on one that wears the feathered cup. Let’s protect them. Let’s value and cherish them. Let’s help change the •narrative. All hope is not lost, let’s encourage and protect them to change the narrative. God bless our homeland, Ghana. God bless us all.