Economic policy analyst Senyo Hosi has suggested that the removal of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare was not a result of underperformance.
Speaking on The KeyPoints, he argued that Dampare’s effectiveness may have made him a target within the police service.
“Unfortunately for my friend Dampare, he’s a victim of his good work,” Hosi remarked.
He explained that Dampare’s leadership had created a divide within the police force, with some officers resisting change while others embraced his reforms.
“There’s some kind of division in the police because you have a group of people who wish the old way could be the path and then a lot of people who also embrace the new path,” he added.
Hosi’s comments come in the wake of President John Mahama’s decision on March 13 to replace Dampare with COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno.
The appointment was officially announced in a press release signed by Presidential Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu, stating: “President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Articles 91 and 202 of the 1992 Constitution and in consultation with the Council of State, appointed Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the Inspector-General of Police.”
