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Moe
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 Posted - 09 Jul 2011 : 06:01:36
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Saturday, July 09, 2011
Editorial
The police have the primary responsibility of enforcing law and order in the society. Police personnel do not only serve as law enforcement agents, they are also among those whom people look up to for patriotic inspiration and as models in nation building.
This explains why the leadership of President Jammeh ensured that the Gambia Police Force (GPF) just like the other security units undergo massive transformation and modernisation so as to enhance professionalism and more dedication and commitment to duty. As Her Excellency the vice president observed when she visited the GPF Headquarters in Banjul, the Force has indeed undergone massive transformation over the years.
The GPF has advanced greatly in fulfilling its obligations to society. Of recent, community-based policing was established and is proving effective in checking crime. Higher recruiting standards and practices have been put in place to eliminate corrupt and low standard practices. Also, better police training is being provided, with the Force placing aggressive crime fighting in the hands of specialised units.
The police have also developed a relationship with citizens within the communities they work and patrol, while support from the central government has enabled police personnel to access better equipment to help the community. We are therefore optimistic that GPF personnel would heed the advice of Her Excellency the vice president and remain loyal to the leadership that has made every achievement of the police possible. The fact that the GPF has achieved what it could not in many years before the advent of the current leadership is a testimony to the fact that the president has prioritised the cause of the police and security in general.
Our gallant men and women should continue to be proud of themselves. The institution is a noble one and society has great hopes and aspirations for the institution. We also wish to seize this opportunity to urge the police to improve and expand its road safety mechanisms. This is fundamental, as the unending fatal road accidents are a cause for concern. Within a space of one week, 15 innocent people have lost their lives, eight of whom were primary school students. Daily Observer also received information that a container fell off a truck around midnight along the Banjul-Serrekunda highway.
We dread to think what could have happened if that accident took place in daytime, when the road is usually very busy. Ensuring that vehicles are road worthy before they ply the roads and controlling the load of vehicles would help a great deal. This is particularly true of trucks and other vehicles travelling to countries in the sub-region.
Author: Daily Observer
Source:http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/the-transformation-of-gpf
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I am Jebel Musa better yet rock of Gibraltar,either or,still a stronghold and a Pillar commanding direction
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toubab1020
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Posted - 10 Jul 2011 : 00:56:08
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"Of recent, community-based policing was established and is proving effective in checking crime."
Think you are a bit wrong there MOE,it was in existence several years ago and if I remember from my last visit a year ago there was still reference to some ideals of community policing painted on a wall around the Serrekunda area,anyway in real terms the police can only exist if the population trust them to do their job,this trust has slipped away in recent years and hopefully this "new " programme will rejuvinate a pre existing idea and be successful
"Higher recruiting standards and practices have been put in place to eliminate corrupt and low standard practices. Also, better police training is being provided, with the Force placing aggressive crime fighting in the hands of specialised units."
If police are better educated and are minded to change their "low standard practices" fantastic, the wording of the piece in the D.O. appear to be purely for the consumption of the population at large with a few phrases like "Our gallant men and women should continue to be proud of themselves." yes, they should, but there is no mention of better salaries for the officers,which would help to "eliminate corrupt and low standard practices." which exist,if a poor man with a hungry family to feed sees an opportunity for extra money he is going to take it as will any average Gambian. H.E. reintroduction of Community policing is excellent BUT unless the GPF are given the RESPECT to a proper functioning non corrupt police force things will stay the same,things have been done recently which have gone some way to carrying out H.E.'s idea but not enough yet.Road traffic fatalities that have happened,are due to several reasons, firstly the mechanical condition of MOST commercial vehicles is very bad,no brakes, bald tyres( perhaps a rethink on the high import duty of tyres would help ),defective steering,and the rest,secondly the skill of many drivers to drive commercial vehicles that are on Gambian Roads has to be questioned,Overloading is common as is bad loading, driving licences are given out and added to on payment of a "fee" which is nominal whereas the REAL "fee" is much higher.Although the wording of the piece is very upbeat I fear that many more improvements have to be made.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Edited by - toubab1020 on 10 Jul 2011 01:05:28 |
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