President John Mahama has relieved Dr George Akuffo Dampare of his duties as Inspector-General of Police (IGP).
His deputy, Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohunu comes has been appointed to lead the Ghana Police Service.
The presidency announced the appointment of Tetteh Yohunu as the new IGP in a press statement on Thursday, March 13, 2025, signed by the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
The President Mahama made the appointment in accordance with Articles 91 and 202 of the 1992 Constitution in consultation with the Council of State, the statement said.
Christian Tetteh Yohunu was sworn into office on Friday, March 14,2025.
Meanwhile, policy think tank IMANI Ghana and security expert Prof Kwesi Aning have jointly filed a suit at the Supreme Court to restrain the President from removing the IGP and other heads of state security agencies until an ongoing case in relation to the matter is decided in May 2025.
In their suit, the plaintiffs appealed to the court to grant an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Defendant, including His Excellency the President of the Republic, and the respective councils of the Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Police Service, National Fire Service, and Ghana Prisons Service, from removing, terminating, dismissing, sacking, suspending, or otherwise interfering with the positions of the Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, the Comptroller of the Ghana Immigration Service, the Director-General of the National Fire Service, and the Inspector-General of Police.
The plaintiffs argued that the suit raises serious constitutional issues, with the balance of convenience heavily favouring the applicants.
They also suggested that the security heads in question would be unfairly treated should the security heads be removed from office before the Supreme Court delivered its ruling.
SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
