Mayor of Accra, Alfred O. Vanderpuije
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7th February, 2012
100 AMA Security Guards Complete Military Training
ONE hundred security guards of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly AMA last Friday completed a four- week military training at the Army Recruits Training School at the Shai Hills.
The guards who would assume supervisory role over the AMA’s city guards, trained in general security, physical training, first aid, communication skills, leadership training, foot drills.
They were 73 national service personnel and 27 Ama guards.
The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Theophilus Tetteh Chaie who reviewed the parade on behalf of the Mayor of Accra, Alfred O. Vanderpuije, urged them to be disciplined in the discharge of their duties.
“You would in one way or the other be confronted with situations leading to physical exchanges but you must always remember you are there to correct people and not to add to their worry,” he advised.
He warned them against unscrupulous persons who might attempt to bribe and corrupt them stressing that any officer who went against the rules and regulations of the assembly, would not only be dismissed but could also be prosecuted.
Mr. Chaie urged them to exhibit the military discipline imbibed in them in order to help transform the assembly into an effective entity that could meet the challenges of the time.
“You have to translate your training into real performance at your various units by instilling discipline and hard work in your subordinates,” he said.
The MP commended the instructors and commanders of the school for using such short period to transform the trainees adding, “this is the beginning of a standing relationship between the AMA and the school”.
Theophilus Cobblah, received a 14-inch colour television set for being the all round best trainee Sherita Rashida Omlumo, a product of the Central University, received the overall best female trainee prize of a blender while Derrick Donu got a DVD player for being the best in drills.
Israel Lartey was adjudged the most disciplined male trainee.
The guards who would assume supervisory role over the AMA’s city guards, trained in general security, physical training, first aid, communication skills, leadership training, foot drills.
They were 73 national service personnel and 27 Ama guards.
The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Theophilus Tetteh Chaie who reviewed the parade on behalf of the Mayor of Accra, Alfred O. Vanderpuije, urged them to be disciplined in the discharge of their duties.
“You would in one way or the other be confronted with situations leading to physical exchanges but you must always remember you are there to correct people and not to add to their worry,” he advised.
He warned them against unscrupulous persons who might attempt to bribe and corrupt them stressing that any officer who went against the rules and regulations of the assembly, would not only be dismissed but could also be prosecuted.
Mr. Chaie urged them to exhibit the military discipline imbibed in them in order to help transform the assembly into an effective entity that could meet the challenges of the time.
“You have to translate your training into real performance at your various units by instilling discipline and hard work in your subordinates,” he said.
The MP commended the instructors and commanders of the school for using such short period to transform the trainees adding, “this is the beginning of a standing relationship between the AMA and the school”.
Theophilus Cobblah, received a 14-inch colour television set for being the all round best trainee Sherita Rashida Omlumo, a product of the Central University, received the overall best female trainee prize of a blender while Derrick Donu got a DVD player for being the best in drills.
Israel Lartey was adjudged the most disciplined male trainee.
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