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Press Release October 15, 2010
Second National Police Command Conference
NAPOCC@2010
The second National Police Command Conference (NAPOCC) for the year 2010 was held at the National Police Headquarters Cafeteria Conference Hall on 14th to 15th October, 2010 under the distinguished Chairmanship of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Paul Tawiah Quaye under the theme “Strategies to effectively deal with Road Traffic Management in order to minimize fatalities on our Roads”.
The opening ceremony was performed by the Honourable Minister for the Interior, Hon. Martin Amidu, who delivered the keynote address. The National Security Advisor, Brig-Gen. Nunoo Mensah (Rtd), Deputy Minister for Transport, Hon. Ms. Dzifa Attivor, Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon. Dr. Nii Oakley Quaye-Kumah were also present to grace the occasion.
- PRESENT AT THE CONFERENCE
The following were present:-
- The Inspector-General of Police
- Members of the Headquarters Management and Advisory Board
(HEMAB)
- Regional Commanders or their representatives
- National Unit Commanders
- The Chief Staff Officer.
- IN ATTENDANCE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY
- The Executive Director, National Road Safety Commission
- The Chief Executive Officer/DVLA
- The Deputy Chief Fire Officer
- RAPPORTEURS
- Supt/Mr Baba Saanid Adamu
- Supt/Mr. Francis Tsidi
- Supt/Mr Abraham Acquaye
- DSP/Mrs. Phyllis Osei
- ASP/Mr Alfred Kudah
- ASP/Mr William Jabialu
- ASP/Mr. Winfred Asare-Nyarko
6. A list of participants is annexed.
7. PREAMBLE
CONSIDERING the importance of ensuring a safe environment not only in our communities but more especially on our roads as a precondition for National development and foreign investment
NOTING with concern the needless loss of life on our roads which ranks even higher than deaths resulting from crimes and HIV/AIDS put together on an annual basis
TAKING cognizance of the ever increasing vehicular and human population of the country
RECOGNISING the importance of effective collaboration among all stakeholder agencies in assuring safety on our roads
TAKING serious note of Government efforts to equip and modernise the Service and other administrative and operational concerns of the Police
The Conference decided as follows:-
- ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES/ROAD ACCIDENTS
That, the Director-General/HRD and the Commandant of the Police College in collaboration with the Commander/MTTU should design and organize;
- Training and retraining of police personnel on traffic issues
- Educational programmes for the general public on road traffic
- Effective communication strategies and partnership with stakeholders
with the view to ensuring enforcement of a zero-tolerance policy on our roads.
- OFFICER BEHAVIOUR ON OUR ROADS AND OFFICES
That, Commanders must instill in their personnel on the roads, the sense of professionalism and the willingness to avoid undue pressure from motorists, family members, politicians, fellow security officers and other influential people in society on the arrest, investigations and prosecutions of road traffic related offences.
- EFFECTIVE POLICE PATROL ON OUR ROADS
That, to assure the public of their continued safety on our roads, Commanders should ensure around the clock police presence and accessibility of police services to the motoring public at all times.
That, Commanders must ensure that personnel deployed for road traffic duties are well briefed on what is expected of them on the roads.
- ENFORCEMENT AND ZERO TOLERANCE FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES
That, Commanders are to ensure strict enforcement of all traffic regulations, including the issuance of prohibition orders to drivers/owners of unroadworthy vehicles.
- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS
That, Commanders must constantly liaise with other stakeholders such as; DVLA, NRSC, GNFS, relevant Ministries etc on joint patrol, to physically inspect and check drivers and vehicles for defective tyres, lighting system, break systems, drunkenness, invalid driver’s license, overloading, invalid insurance certificates among others.
That, to stem the tide of armed robbery in the country; steps must be taken to increase mobile patrols within our cities, towns and communities. That these increased patrols should be intelligence led and supported by other measures such as snap checks and swoops on identified criminal dens and hideouts.
That, Commanders, through their Regional/Municipal/District Security Committees should share intelligence and organize joint security meetings to map out cross proactive measures to deal with cross regional/district armed robberies.
That, Commanders should ensure that, highway patrols are progressively increased in their areas of responsibility to reduce and possibly eliminate this menace.
In this direction, Regional Commanders are to collaborate among themselves and deploy Highway Patrol Teams across regional boundaries to ensure a seamless coverage.
- POLICING THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
That, to effectively deal with the security challenges the oil and gas find could pose, Commanders are to increase and take pragmatic measures to handle general security, terrorism, piracy, illegal migration, human trafficking, arms trafficking, drug trafficking and environmental pollution.
That, Commanders must familiarize themselves with all relevant Service Instructions and Regulations, particularly in the conduct of Service Enquiries and issues concerning interdiction.
That, Regional Disciplinary Committees must sit as bodies to conduct proper review of service trials to ensure that they conform to laid down procedures.
ISSUED IN ACCRA, THIS 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2010.
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