We will soon be appointing regional commanders for new regions – IGP

General News of Saturday, March 23, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-03-23

Inspector General of Police, David Asante Appeatu, said the service will soon appoint regional police commanders for the newly created regions.

Asante Appeatu said the commanders were carefully selected to maintain order in the respective regions.

The IGP announced it at this year's WASSA at the police headquarters, at the invitation of the president.

"In our attempt to remove the police from the ordinary Ghanaian, the President has reinforced this opportunity by creating six new regions. This, to a large extent, will surely deepen the concept of decentralization. To ensure that political appointees are on a solid security platform, new regional commanders have been selected and will soon be on the job.

"They have the responsibility to conduct a comprehensive security badessment in collaboration with other sister agencies within the jurisdictions. The establishment of a new police region requires more energy and some organizational development skills. New regional commanders were selected after due diligence. The police administration does not doubt that it will meet our expectations. "

In February, the President also appointed individuals to various minister and deputy minister positions in the newly created regions.

This appointment took place a few weeks after the President presented the official constitutional instrument for the creation of the North West, Oti, Ahafo, Bono East, Savannah and North regions. -Is.

Western Regional Minister Kwaku Afriyie was removed from office and replaced by Deputy Minister of Aviation Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah.

Sunyani's Executive Director, Evelyn Richardson, has been appointed Minister of the Bono Region.

Atebubu MP, Kofi Amoakohene, was appointed Minister of the Bono East Region, while Kwasi Owusu Yeboah was appointed Minister of the Oti Region.

Others were Deputy Minister of Health Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu, appointed North West Regional Minister, and Salaga South MP Salifu Braimah, appointed Minister for the Savannah Region.

The Northeast region was minister Solomon Boar, deputy minister of the North Region.