Security

Being a Metropolitan area SAEMA has all features of a city and its related crimes and social vices. The combined efforts of all the security agencies have therefore contributed to a peaceful atmosphere which very contusive for business activities. Security in the Metropolis is under the auspices of the District Security Committee (DISEC) which chaired by the Metro Chief Executive.

The committee meets monthly to deliberate on general issues related to public safety. Membership of DISEC includes The Ghana Police. The Ghana Prisons Service, Armed Forces, Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) , Customs Excise and Preventive Service ( CEPS) Ghana Immigration Service and Ghana National Fire Service.

The relationship between the various agencies is cordial but there has been few cases were coordination has not been the best due the fact that almost all the security agencies take direct commands from their various headquarters without recourse to the Metropolitan Authority.

The Security agencies also have logistical problems especially the Police, Prisons and Fire Service. Transportation and accommodation is one of the most important problems.

The Legal System

The Metropolis is blessed with many court houses and legal services available depending on ones ability to pay for. The high court at Kweikuma deals with a lot of cases from the entire region. There is also a regional Tribunal, District, Circuit, as well as Magistrate Courts in the Metropolis. These courts seat regularly to deal with cases brought before them.

There is still a problem with undue delay in the prosecution of case due to the absence of modern technology for recording proceedings and limited personnel to deal with the numerous cases. Most of the courts rooms are congested and in some cases clients and even lawyers do not have comfortable chairs to sit on the transact business. There have been proposals for the setting up of special courts ( Fast Truck Courts) to handle commercial and sanitation related cases but this proposal has not yet been implemented.

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