Seven female police officers honored by the Upper West Regional Minister.
Seven female police officers who have served in the Upper West Region for over 14 years and above honored by the Upper West Regional Minister.
The Upper West regional minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, on Wednesday 8th September, 2022 honored seven (7) outstanding long-serving policewomen with certificates of recognition and a cash amount ranging from GHC 1,000 and GHC 2,000 each.
The Minister in his keynote address at the brief ceremony emphasized that the event was not only t…
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Below is a press release from the Regional Security Council.
The Upper West Regional Security Council has put its issues in the Region on high alert by coming up with pragmatic strategies and measures following the growing number of murders and disappearances of people in the region. Below is a press release from the Regional Security Council for your information.
Upper West Regional Minister Dr Hafiz Bin Salih joined the Catholic Faithfuls
Upper West Regional Minister Dr Hafiz Bin Salih joined the Catholic faithfuls yesterday 6th August 2022 at St. Joseph’s Parish in Jirapa during the Priestly Ordination of Rev. Stephen Ngmenbelle Bakagra by His Eminence Richard Cardinal-Elect Kuuia Baawobr, Bishop of Wa Diocese. He was accompanied by Hon. Nicholas Soyiri (MCE, Jirapa), Hon. Jacob Dery (MCE, Lawra), Hon. Raymond Neru (MCE, Nandom), Hon. George Gerald Naluri (DCE, Lambussie) and other personalities.
COURTESY CALL
On Thursday 2nd June 2022, the Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih together with members of the Regional Security Council, paid a courtesy call on , His Eminence Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr at his residence to congratulate him on his elevation to the position of a Cardinal of the Catholic Church by the Pope.
The Minister wished him well in his new position and pledged the support of the Region for him to succeed.
His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr is the third Cardinal in Ghana after Cardinal Dery and Appiah Turkson. He was named as part of 21 new Cardinals around the world announced by Pope Francis on Sunday (May 29, 2022).
The College of Cardinals currently consists of 208 Cardinals, of whom 117 are electors and 91 non-electors. As of 27 August, the number will grow to 229 Cardinals, of whom 131 will be electors.
Eight of the newly named Cardinals are from Europe, six from Asia, two from Africa, one from North America, and four from Central and Latin America.
The Regional Security Council Members on the directive of the Upper West Regional Minister Hon. Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, visited all victims of the Wa land dispute shooting incident
The Regional Security Council Members on the directive of the Upper West Regional Minister Hon. Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, visited all victims of the Wa land dispute shooting incident including the deceased families to sympathize with them and to assure them that justice will be served. The Minister is currently attending a cabinet retreat in Accra and could not join the delegation. Consequently, he directed the Regional Security Council to immediately visit all the victims to see how they are doing and assure them of justice on the matter.
On the early hours of Thursday, 17th March 2022, there was a land dispute in a suburb of Wa leading to gun shots where five innocent people were shot leaving two dead and three others injured. The injured were receiving treatment at the Municipal Hospital in Wa but have now been discharged.
The suspect who did the shooting has since been arrested by the Upper West Regional Police Command and investigation has commenced. The suspect was arraigned before court and remandered into police custody. The CID Headquarters has taken over the case and has assured the general public that justice would be served and that all persons found culpable would be brought to book to face the law.
Speaking to affected victims of the incident on Sunday morning, Lt. Col. Francis Kwasi Gyemah called on the deceased families and other victims on behalf of the Regional Minister to remain calm and assured them that justice would be served. He noted that, the Upper West Regional Minister has not been sleeping on the matter since Thursday and that anyone found taking the law into his hands would face the law accordingly. He added that the Minister as chairman of REGSEC was so passionate about the matter and would ensure that culprits of the incident would not go unpunished.
The five victims include, Mr Stephen L. Mane a retired lecturer at Dr. Hilla Liman Technical University who is deceased, Mr. Alhassan Iddrissu a staff of UBIDS who is also deceased, Umar Amin, Haruna Umar and Hamza Erasung Hammad a student of UBIDS..
