AGI supports national security effort(back page) November 4, 2008

Story: Michael Donkor
THE Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has presented communication gadgets and security cameras worth GH¢45,200 to the Ministry of the Interior to enhance the operations of the national security apparatus.
The gadgets, including Motorola radio handsets, close-circuit cameras and monitors, were received by the sector minister at a ceremony in Accra yesterday.
Presenting the equipment, the President of the AGI, Mr Tony Oteng-Gyasi, said the move was in line with the association's objective to support the police to enable them to continue with the good job they were doing in the country.
He said the AGI was happy with the positive developments at the security front in the past few months, adding that
security had improved and wherever its members went they were greeted with that good news.
Mr Oteng-Gyasi expressed the hope that the security situation would continue to improve in the coming months for the country to have peaceful elections.
The Minister of the Interior, Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, expressed the government’s appreciation to the AGI for its support.
He said the government had put ample resources at the disposal of the police to enable them to work effectively but added that there was the need for public-spirited persons and institutions to support the police as well.
He said the police had taken their responsibilities very seriously in recent times and that had contributed to the decline in the crime rate.
He said crime in places such as the Kotoka International Airport had reduced drastically.
Dr Addo-Kufuor expressed the hope that other institutions would emulate the good example of the AGI.
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mrs Elizabeth Mills-Robertson, thanked the AGI for the gesture and gave the assurance that the equipment would be used for its intended purpose.