TAKORADI-MP SUPPORTS PROJECT AT POLICE BARRACKS (PAGE 15, OCT 9)

THE Member of Parliament for Takoradi Constituency, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has gone to the rescue of the Takoradi Central Police barracks.
He has committed part of his share of the MPs Common Fund to the completion of the abandoned bath house and toilet project that had been left unattended to since 1998.
This follows the exposure by the Daily Graphic of the deplorable state of police barracks in the twin-city of Sekondi/Takoradi, where inhabitants did not have places of convenience, bath houses and kitchens.
Wives of the police officers who usually abandon preparing evening meals, especially when the weather look unfavourable. That aside, the officers have contracted carpenters to construct temporary wooden structures to enable them to take their bath.
Others had to queue up at public toilets to attend the call of nature. These, according to the MP, deserve optimal attention.
“I was humbled by the situation and upon a visit to the barracks, I realised there was a project that has been abandoned for years.”
He said with the latest interest in the Western Region, and the twin-city as its regional capital, the services of the Ghana Police Service were very important.
Mr Darko-Mensah said it was important that the people who were entrusted with the security of the people had the peace of mind to operate without any problems.
“It is right that people have solution to their domestic needs, so it does not conflict with the discharge of their professional duties,” he said.
The MP said the service needed improved infrastructure, but it was important that if there would not be a total transformation, there should be improvement in some other areas to provide them with a decent environment to operate.
He said he was in politics to serve the people, and he would do everything possible to ensure that in his little way, he would support his constituency.
Aside provision of the facility at the police barracks, the MP said he would be seeking support to enhance other social services.
“I also have other projects, all aimed at improving the metropolis. I am, therefore, calling for support and understanding among the constituents to ensure that the needed environment is created,” he said.
The MP noted that Ghana had attracted the attention of investors among the comity of nations, and therefore urged people who felt aggrieved to resort to dialogue.
“With that, we should be mindful that our views do not always hold sway. We have to dialogue to ensure that we arrive at the right conclusions,” he said.
He said the metropolis and the region as a whole had a huge potential that needed to be harnessed to the advantage of the people.
The MP said the areas that concerned him most were education, security and the training of people in acquiring employable skills.
He said the future of the country depended on its human resource development, and that the current oil find should also provide the platform for transfer of skills to Ghanaians.
He urged the youth to seek knowledge to ensure that they positioned themselves very well for the job market.
He added that aside the influx of banks and other financial service providers, there would be more, since the oil industry was very “pregnant” with many opportunities, and the only way out was to get oneself ready.