“A time has come for us to install CCTV Cameras at all police stations, charge offices and cells that can be reviewed and this will help stop this police abuses.”
“I condemn post-election violence, and President Mahama had already condemned it.”
“Let’s extend courtesies to each other and all these election related violence will stop.”
“I will work closely with the National House of Chiefs to fast-track the codification of lines of succession of chiefs.”
“We will not act based on favouritism, but on national interest.”
“We will do everything humanly possible to bring back peace to Bawku and pockets of security threats around the country.”
“President John Dramani Mahama’s government will de-politicise the security services.”
“150 persons have been arraigned before court for election related violence and will support their prosecution.”
“Upon my approval, I will make sure we acquire gadgets that can help us detect guns, in order to get rid of the small arms in the system, as part of the security strategy”
“It’s sad that we’re feeding each prison inmate GHS 1.80 per day.”
The minister-designate for the Interior lauded the Church of Pentecost for supporting the Ghana Prisons Service.
“I will champion a move for an Independent Standard Police Bureau, including independent bodies, to investigate complaints against the Police.”
“I will ensure that police officers put on their body cameras to record them, so that if they extort money from motorists or engage in any brutalities, they would be captured.”
“Police personnel must put on their body cameras whenever they’re going out in order to record their activities.”
“Promotion within the security agencies must be done in fairness and equity.”
“[The] wholesale promotion of security personnel does not make people to give off their best, instead it should be done on merit.”
“It’s worth looking into promotion within the security agencies and make sure promotion is done on merit.”
“Reviewing the security personnel recruitment by the previous government will be done with security experts, devoid of any partisanship.”
“We must put away excessive partisanship in recruiting people into the Security Services.”
The government will review the recruitment of security personnel undertaken by the previous government in the best interest of the country, Alhaji Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, Minister-designate for the Interior said during his appearance before Parliament’s Appointments Committee Friday, January 24, 2025.