The National Cadet Corps of Ghana has congratulat­ed Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rtd) David Senanu Eklu on his conferment with the prestigious State Honour of the Order of the Volta.

Describing the State honour as a testament to his exceptional dedication, visionary leadership, and steadfast commitment to law enforcement, the Cadet Corps commended him for his immense contribution to the development of the country's cadet corps.

During a courtesy call on him by the leadership of the National Cadet Corps in Accra on Thurs­day, the Cadet leaders lauded his contribution to security develop­ment, and especially the estab­lishment of the Police Cadet in schools, describing him as "a true pillar of Ghana's Police Service and a distinguished statesman." Nicholas Nii Tettey-Amarteifio, National Cadet Coordinator-Gen­eral, who led the delegation, said the National Cadet Corps was particularly elated about his State honour because "we have wit­nessed DCOP (Rtd) Eklu's unwav­ering dedication and commitment to national duty." "His leadership was instrumen­tal in establishing the Police Cadet Corps in more than 40 secondary schools since 2005, a ground­breaking initiative that paved the way for other security services to introduce cadet programmes in educational institutions as a youth crime prevention initiative," he said, adding that "Before this initiative, only the Armed Forces Cadet Corps existed in schools." Through his vision and com­mitment, he explained that DCOP (Rtd) Eklu, during his tenure as Police Volunteer Cadet Coordi­nator from 2005, facilitated the expansion of the scope of the school cadet concept, bringing numerous benefits to young cadets across the country. "The Cadet Corps also notes with pride the efforts of DCOP (Rtd) Eklu in establishing collab­oration between the Ghana Police Volunteer Cadet Corps and the Metropolitan Police Volunteer Ca­det Corps in UK, to improve the skills and experiences of young people.

In his response, DCOP (Rtd) Eklu thanked the leadership of the Cadet Corps for the visit, and also commended them for the continuous expansion and prog­ress of the cadet operations in the country.