President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday joined the men and women of the Ghana Police Service at their end-of-year get-together, dubbed "WASSA".
The President. during his speech commended the force for ensuring a generally peaceful conduct of the 2016 election, and doing so in a professional manner.
"That is what the nation expects of you and you acquitted yourselves creditably. The nation is grateful, too, for the speed with which you have brought the troubling developments in Bimbilla under some control. I want to thank you also for the credit you bring to our nation by the professional and impressive manner you discharge your peacekeeping duties," President Akufo-Addo said.
He was accompanied by Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul and Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery amongst other top security chiefs.
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