Former presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana, Most Reverend
Titus Awotwi Pratt, has attributed the inability of security services in
Ghana to fight crime to undue political interference.
Speaking at the one-year anniversary thanksgiving service of the
Consolidated Bank of Ghana (CBG) in Accra, Most Rev. Titus observed that
appointments into the security services are made more on the
considerations of political cronyism rather than on merit.
He said the products of this kind of appointments are unable to fight
crime even if it is committed in the full glare of the public.
“Go to civilized countries, certain positions, people are there because
of their merit, not appointed by politicians and they work and serve
well. Look at our security agencies, puppets of the ruling government
and so they are not able to open their mouth, even arrest thieves who
ride public cars and are fed by the state”, he said.
Most Rev. Titus also bemoaned the situation where people who commit
menial offences languish in jail and others in prison remand while
politicians who loot state resources walk freely.
“People who earn more and better way of salary and free/fringe
benefits, occupying official houses with chauffeur driven cars, benefits
come in thousands, they steal the most in the country”, he noted
“Go around the prisons, as we go around to give communion, ‘he has
stolen a fowl’, ‘he has stolen a goat’, some in remand for years, yet
those who openly steal and plunder walk our streets, what kind of
society is this?”, he added.
