President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promoted four Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCOPs) to the rank of Commissioners of Police (COPs) and 23 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to the rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCOPs).
A release signed by Superintendent (Mrs) Sheilla Kessie Abayie-Buckman, Director, Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Friday, said the promotions were upon the recommendation of the Police Council.
The four newly promoted Commissioners are; Director-General/Police Professional & Standards, Mr Godfred Owusu Boateng, Bono Regional Police Commander; Mr Kwaku Boadu Peprah, Director-General/ Operations Mr Vincent Redeemer Dedjoe and director-General/ Information Communications Technology Mr Frederick Adu-Anim.
The 23 newly promoted Deputy Commissioners are; Deputy Director, Service workshops/ National Headquarters, Mr Joseph Obeng, Deputy Eastern Regional Police Commander, Mr Peter Baba Atinak, Religious Affairs/National Headquarters, Director-Rev. Father George Arthur, Deputy Accra Regional Police Commander-Mr Emmanuel Afriyie Sakyi, Audit/National Headquarters, Deputy Director-Mr Nelson Opoku, ICT/National Headquarters; Director-Mr Vance Baba Gariba, Administrator/CID Headquarters-Mr Isaac Emmanuel Quist, Deputy Volta Regional Police-Commander Mr Kwasi Akomeah-Apraku, Deputy Upper East Regional Police Commander- Mr Alexander Kwame Amenyo-; Deputy Central Regional Police Commander-Mr Dennis Abade Akob-Dem; Director, Payroll/National Headquarters -Mr Haruna Saeed.
Others are: Deputy North East Regional Commander-Mr Moses Ali Kpachin; Deputy Oti Regional Police Commander-Mr Sebastian Atsu Wemegah; Officer Commanding Regional Police Training School/ Kumasi-Mr Charles Botwe; Finance Officer- Mr Michael Nketia Frimpong, National Police Training School/Accra; Mr Ernest Akrasi Kirk Mensah- Deputy Western-North Regional Commander; Mr Francis Nyametso-Serious Crime Registry/ CID Headquarters; Director Mr Ebenezer Larbi- Deputy Savannah Regional Police Commander; Mr Charles Kwabla Normesinu- Director, Inspectorate Unit/ National Headquarters; Mr Samuel Alfred Winful- Tepa Divisional Police Commander- Ashanti; Mr Francis Agrippa Oppong- Offinso Divisional Police Commander- Ashanti; Mr Ebenezer Ampofo- Berekum Divisional Police Commander- Bono/Region and Mr Martin Kwaku Ayiih- Commanding Officer Central MTTD/Accra.
“Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, the Inspector-General of Police extends heartiest congratulations to the promoted officers and wishes them the best of luck in their new ranks,” the statement said.
