The Police Administration has made a massive shake-up in its top hierarchy, leading to the rotation of 24 top police officers at the headquarters, the command and the regional levels.
The reshuffle, which saw the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Commissioner of Police (COP) Mrs Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, move to head the Welfare Department as Director-General, takes effect from Wednesday, January 15, 2020.
The CID boss has been replaced by the Director-General in charge of Administration, COP Mr Isaac Ken Yeboah, who is a lesser known public face.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, announced the re-assignments in two separate statements released yesterday, with a third communication which annulled some two postings and reaffirmed three others.
Changes
The shake-up is the first major reshuffle by the Police Administration since Mr Oppong-Boanuh took over as the IGP of the Ghana Police Service on October 9, 2019, with a two-year contract extension, graphic.com.gh reports.
Other changes include the COP Dr George Akuffo Dampare, the Director-General of Welfare, now taking over as the Director-General, Administration, while the Director-General in charge of the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD), COP Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, will now become the Director-General in charge of Special Duties.
COP Yohuno will be replaced by the Director-General in charge of the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB), COP Mrs Beatrice Zakpa Vib-Sanziri.
The changes also saw the Director-General, Services, COP Mr Alex Amponsah-Asiamah, move to take over as the Director-General of Informational and Communications Technology (ICT), with the Director-General, Operations, COP Mr George Alex Mensah, heading to the Services Unit as its Director-General.
The rest are Director-General, Special Duties, COP Mr Francis Ebenezer Doku, now taking charge of the Ghana Police Service Workshops, while the Eastern Regional Commander, COP Mr Alphonse Adu Amankwaah, will take over as the Director-General of Private Security Organisations (PSO) Unit, with the Western Regional Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mr Redeemer Vincent Dedjoe, moving to head PPSB as Director-General.
In a similar vein, the Ahafo Regional Commander, DCOP Mr Kwaku Boadu-Peprah, now takes over as the Director-General in charge of Operations with an officer at the Police Headquarters, DCOP Ms Elizabeth Appolonia Dassah, moving to head the Female Police (FEMPOL) Secretariat.
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