Member of Parliament for Wa West and Member of the Defense and Interior Committee Peter Lanchene Toobu has hailed the appointment of COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare as an acting Inspector General of Police.
A statement from the presidency on July 21, 2021 informed the public of the appointment of COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), adding that his appointment takes effect from Aug 1.
“Until a substantive IGP is appointed in accordance with the dictates of the Constitution, President Akufo-Addo has asked COP Dr Dampare to serve as the Acting IGP with effect from August 1.”
COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare takes over from James Oppong-Boanuh who was appointed to the Position of an IGP by President Akufo-Addo in October 2019.
In a statement signed by Eugene Arhin, the Director of Communication at the Presidency, it directed the current IGP to proceed on a terminal leave with effect from August 1, pending his retirement from the Ghana Police Service on October 7.
Until his appointment he was the Director General in charge of Administration at the Service.
Reacting to COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare’s appointment, Peter Lanchene Toobu the former executive secretary in the office of former IGP David Apietu, said the exploit of the fomer from the day of his enlistment till his current position have been nothing but success story.
Mr. Toobu said “He started from the scratch and rise through the ranks to the top. He is an inspiration to the young officers in the service. They can look at him and say, with hard work they can also get there, to the top”
Mr. Toobu continued that he had worked with the newly appointed IGP in various level when he was in the service, adding that “he has a strong character”
He is also hopeful that the acting IGP when he takes office, will get “the right people” to work with so as to enable him to achieve the vision “he is bringing into that high office”
“If he fails, that will be a disappointment to him and those who repose the confidence in him”
His vision must be in line with the moto of the service, which is service with integrity, the Wa West MP concluded.
