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General News of Monday, July 22, 2019
Source: mynewsgh.com
2019-07-22
IGP, David Asante Apeatu
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday, July 22, 2019 ordered James OPPONG-BOANUH, Deputy Inspector General of Police, to succeed his immediate superior, David Asante Apeatu, who had been asked to take leave before his retirement on August 14th. , 2019.
MyNewsGh.com has looked into the profile of the Interim Inspector General of Police (IGP) and brings to its readers the details
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION:
Master in Human Rights – University of Education, Winneba (2015)
(B.L.) – Ghana School of Law, Accra (1984) – Lawyer and member of the Bar of Ghana (1984).
Bachelor of Law and Political Science – University of Ghana, Legon (1982)
GCE Ordinary and Advanced Levels, Dormaa High School, Dormaa Ahenkro (1977, 1979)
Aboabo (Dormaa) L / A Elementary and Secondary Schools – 1963 – 1972
POLICE MANAGEMENT AND FIELD COMMAND
2017 – 2018 – Director General / Administration
2013 – 2017 – General Manager / Services
Director General / Police and Professional Standards General Information (PIPS)
2009 – Director General / Legal and Prosecutions
– Also served as Director General / Research and Planning.
2007 – 2008 – Regional Police Commander, Accra Region
2006 – 2007 – Regional Police Commander, then Brong-Ahafo Region
2005 Director General / Social Welfare with additional responsibility to the ICT Directorate
2004 – Director General / Human Resources
2002 – 2004 – Named the first Chief Executive Officer of PGI
2002 – Secretary of the police council, police headquarters.
1997 – 2000 – Senior Legal Officer, Legal Affairs Branch, Police Headquarters.
1996-1997 – Regional Traffic Officer, Traffic Unit, Tema Region.
Also acted as District Commander, Community 1, Tema
1990 – 1996 – ADC / personal badistant of the Inspector General of Police.
1989 – Officer in Charge, Central Police Commissariat in Accra.
Experience of the United Nations Mission and Peacekeeping:
2010 – 2012 – UNAMID – Appointed Commissioner of Police and Head of the African Union Police Component – United Nations Hybrid Operation (Mission) in Darfur (UNAMID)
2005 – AMIS – Appointed Deputy Police Commissioner of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS).
– Led the team responsible for preparing the police component of AMIS.
– Drafting of the concept of operations of the police component (CONOPS).
– served as police commissioner for the mission until the arrival of the Commissioner responsible (November 2005 to March 2006).
2001 – Civilian police officer at the United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor (UNTAET).
2001- Staff Officer at UNTAET CIVPOL Headquarters for Transfers and Deployments.
2001 (May) – 2002 (January) – Deputy Chief of Investigations / UNTAET.
1994 – United Nations Mission in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) as civilian police (CIVPOL).
SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE:
1988 – Entered the Ghana police. Has completed two years of training at the Ghana Police Training School and the Ghana Police Academy. This included field work in the Accra Central Police Division.
1990 – Graduate of the Ghana Police Academy
1992 – (January – March) VIP Protection Course, International Crime Prevention Research and Study Center, Cairo, Egypt.
1992 – (November) – Participation in an Intermediate Command Course at the Institute of Management and Public Administration of Ghana (GIMPA).
1995 – INTERPOL Conference in Beijing, China.
1996 – Senior Command Course at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
1999 – (March) – Participation in the International Criminal Investigation Assistance Program (ICITAP) organized by the United States Department of Justice in Accra, Ghana.
1999 – (May) Seminar on Negotiation Skills for Diplomats and Senior Police Officers organized by the Ghana Center for Democracy and Development Section.
2000 – (May) Biennial Conference of African Lawyers Association, Accra, Ghana.
2002 – (January) Advanced Management and Command Course at the Ghana Police Academy.
2004 (1-6 March) – Seminar on the Management of the United Nations Civilian Police Service – International Peacekeeping Training Center Kofi Annan, Accra.
2004 (13-18 October) – Seminar on the Standardized Training Module 3 – International Peacekeeping Training Center Kofi Annan, Accra.
2004 – Management Course for the United Nations Civilian Police (KAIPTC)
2006 – Strategic Leadership Course (College of Senior Police Executives) Bramshill, UK
ECOWAS Mission Leadership Course 2010, National Defense College, Abuja, Nigeria.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:
Between 1984 and 1986 – Lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the Ghana Police Academy (National Service).
1986-1988 – Lawyer at the Legal Department of the Agricultural Development Bank in Accra.
7. INQUIRY AND PROSECUTION
1996 – 2000 – Senior Legal Officer at the National Police Headquarters.
Advise the Ghana Police Administration on criminal and civil law issues.
Lead and supervise investigations by providing legal advice on investigation and prosecution cases.
8. COMPUTER LITERACY:
Very good computer skills in all versions of Windows, as well as in Microsoft Office programs such as Ms-Word, Ms-Excel and Ms-Power Point.
Troubleshooting and minor repairs on computers.
Installation and upgrade of software and hardware.
9. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
As Regional Traffic Manager, he oversaw the introduction of the "One Way Casino", which significantly reduced traffic jams in the Tema metropolis.
As the regional commander of Brong-Ahafo at the time, patrols were strictly implemented in the region, especially on highways, reducing the number of armed robberies.
Through dialogue and consultation, we managed to control the chieftaincy conflicts in the Brong-Ahafo region.
As Regional Commander for Accra, I have developed effective crime management strategies that guarantee the peace of the people of Accra and its suburbs. Armed robberies were significantly reduced during my tenure as Regional Commander.
As the chief officer of the IGP, has reorganized the administration of the police prefecture by introducing decentralization and by providing each agent with the planning of a secretariat with its own staff, including an officer of the staff.
As deputy police commissioner for AMIS in Darfur, led the administration team in charge of setting up the police component of the mission from scratch. My team wrote the CONOPS for the police component.
As UNAMID Police Commissioner, facilitated the appointment of female officers to command posts.
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