Over the many years I’ve spent living in Ghana, I’ve come across a number of ill-fated things which do not portray majority of workers as professionals in their respective fields. If it’s not about a Chief Executive Officer abusing office to satisfy his/her selfish desires; then it will probably be that service provider throwing insults at his/her clients.
The list can go on and on till day break. Among all these unfortunate things within many professions, I feel extremely saddened at heart when I come across law enforcers who do not abide by the laws they put into effect.
In Ghana, the Ghana Police Service is the main law enforcement agency. The Police Service sees to it that all residents in Ghana abide by the laws that have been put in place. On many occasions, I’ve bumped into certain officials of the Ghana Police Service who treat the law as garbage.
Here in Ghana for instance, the Police arrest commercial and private drivers who stop at unauthorised places either to pick passengers or to alight them. Among other things, they are expected to apprehend motorists who do not wear helmets when riding motorbikes.
It came as a complete shock to me when two Policemen stopped a public transport which I was on board. At that particular instant, I thought they were on tour of duty inspecting drivers’ license. To my utmost surprise, they wanted to board the car as well. Even though there was a bus stop ahead, the Policemen chose to board the car at a place where they would have arrested the driver for picking up passengers.
My friend who was with me started complaining about the unprofessional behaviour of the Policemen, yet, they refused to pay heed to what my friend was saying. I guess it was out of guilt that made them not respond to the ranting of my friend.