"More Women Will Be Elevated To Occupy To Top Positions" - Deputy Interior Minister Assures POLAS
- Think News Online
- Jul 29, 2021
- 3 min read
The Deputy Minister of Interior, Naana Eyiah Quansah has assured the Ghana Police Ladies Association (POLAS) that more women will be elevated to occupy topmost positions in the Police Service.
According to her, the women in uniform are more than capable to handle such positions.
Addressing Journalists at a meeting with the Ghana Police Ladies Association (POLAS) in Accra, she said "I am happy and sad because our ladies are doing well so any positions that they need to get, we are all going to put our heads together and I know when we speak to the Minister and the Authorities, they will understand that the women are capable of taking positions"
She added that her Ministry will be working closely with the Ghana Police Ladies Association to ensure that the citizenry abides by the rules and regulations of the land.
Naana Eyiah Quansah further said "My Chief Director is also a woman so any that the Policewoman needs, they are going to have it, even if it's not to up to 40%, at least 38% percent will do"
She added that elevating Police Ladies will help boost their morale in exhibiting more of their skills and dedication to the service.
Madam Naana Quansah said "If we have women as Presidents, why can't we have women as Commanders, District Commanders, and Regional Commanders. It is possible"
The Deputy Minister was confident that the Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery will buy into the proposal and grant their request.
She emphasized that the 27% has to be increased adding that a low number of women in higher positions in the Police Service does not constitute equality.
On her part, the Director-General, Welfare of the Ghana Police Service, Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah congratulated the Deputy Minister for her appointment into the Interior Ministry.
She said "Hon. Deputy Minister, we are here as a group of Ghana Police Ladies. We are here to say ayekoo"
Explaining further, she revealed that the Ghana Police Ladies Association was formed in 1989 when some Senior Police Officers saw the need to bring the ladies together following the increasing numbers of women joining the service.
She added that the ladies were brought together and encouraged to motivate the policymakers to employ more ladies into the service.
Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah said "Let me put on record that in 1952, we had the first 12 women were enlisted into the Police Service and as at 1999, 38 years after, only 2,000 were enlisted into the Ghana Police Service. In 2021, we have 10,909 is the total number of women in the service"
She further explained that the entire 10,909 police ladies in the service represent 27.93% of the entire force.
Giving the breakdown, Maame Tiwaa hinted that out of a total of 10,301 Senior Officers, the police ladies had 264 representing 20.2%
On the part of the Junior Officers, Maame Tiwaa mentioned that out of 37,756 police ladies have 10, 665 representing 28.25%.
"When it comes to the ASP, we have 389, the female is 99 representing 25.4%. For DSP, we have 324, the woman is 83 representing 25.6%. When you come to SP, we have 247, the women are 44"
In an exclusive interview with Thinknewsonline.com, she said "We want them to make conscious efforts, something that someone will call positive discrimination to enable them to appoint women as District, Divisions, and Region, that is when you qualify in rank and police procedures"
She appealed for more opposition for women in the service.
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Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith
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