Ghana is safer now -Interior Minister

Story By: Deborah Adorsu

Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak says Ghana is safer this year than it was last year.

He attributed the improvement to government’s efforts to retool the security agencies and provide them with the logistics and resources needed to perform their duties.

He made the remarks during a courtesy call on the Western Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, as part of a three-day working visit to the Western Region.

The Minister said crime statistics and trends in identified hotspots show that the overall security situation has improved, although some security concerns still remain in parts of the country.

He urged security agencies and other stakeholders to intensify efforts to consolidate the gains made and address emerging threats.

Mr Mohammed-Mubarak said government has already started delivering logistics and other resources to the regions to support security operations and improve service delivery.

He added that government will continue providing security personnel with the logistics and resources needed to perform their duties.

As part of his visit, he is expected to engage heads of security agencies, religious groups and other stakeholders to assess security concerns in the region.