The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Donatus Akamugre, gave a fatherly charge to beneficiaries at an inauguration and handover ceremony this week, urging a change of attitude as the foundation for personal and community progress. Apexnewsgh reports
Speaking at the event, Mr. Akamugre told the newly trained recruits that technical skills alone would not be enough. “Without resetting the attitude of the human being, you are doing nothing,” he said.
“Let us all together educate the people to accept the normal behavior of life that can help the communities to grow.” He added a personal message from the presidency: “On behalf of the President, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, we want to congratulate you for your hard work and for the endurance that you’ve gone through the training. And we want to be with you in prayer that you will be successful.”
Alhaji Abdul Majeed Zakari, Bolgatanga YEA Municipal Director, outlined the intensive preparation the beneficiaries underwent. “We went through a rigorous training for about nearly three weeks at various duty posts, that’s the police training school in Pwalungu and that of the fire training school in another region,” he said.
Zakari explained the purpose of the program: to hand over disciplined, trained youth to the Ghana Police Service and Ghana Fire Service so they can assist main officers, protect citizens and help keep peace in the Volta municipality.
A total of 160 young people were inaugurated: 96 fire service assistants and 64 community protection assistants (CPAs). Zakari framed the initiative within the government’s jobs agenda, noting that negotiated allocations could give YEA beneficiaries an advantage when formal enlistments are held.
“If the Ghana Police Service is going to make an enlistment of about 1,000 recruits annually, the YEA beneficiaries stand a chance of getting 20%, probably about 200,” he said, but cautioned that entry into the mainstream will depend on individual conduct and performance.
Discipline was the keynote of the day. Upper East Regional Police Commander ACP John Dzineku warned beneficiaries against complacency and criminality, stressing that the three institutions they are entering are built on discipline.
“The foundation of everything you do from today till you end is based on what? Discipline,” he asked the crowd, then answered for emphasis: “I said it’s based on what? Discipline.” He went further with a blunt warning on corruption and abuse of position: “Please don’t see this venture of yours as a gold mine, where you go and be extorting money from innocent people. If I get to know this, I will cause you to be arrested and prosecuted for extortion.”
ACP Dzineku also gave practical guidance on punctuality and conduct: “If you are asked to come for duty and it is 10 o’clock, when are you supposed to come? It is 9:30 and nothing else.” He reminded recruits that wearing a uniform is a privilege, not a license to intimidate or extort.
The ceremony concluded with the Municipal Director of YEA formally handing over the beneficiaries to both the Ghana Fire Service and the Ghana Police Command so work and placements could proceed. Organizers said the initiative aims not only to provide immediate jobs but to build responsible citizens and strengthen community safety across the municipality.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
