President Akufo-Addo has appointed the Director-General in charge of Administration of the Ghana Police Service COP Dr George Akuffo Dampare as new Inspector General of Police (IGP).
In a press release issued by the Office of the President, President Nana Addo directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong Boanuh, to embark on terminal leave effective Sunday, August 1, 2021, pending his retirement from the Police Service on Thursday, 7th October 2021.
Until a substantive Inspector General of Police is appointed and in accordance with the dictates of the Constitution, President Akufo-Addo has asked Commissioner of Police (COP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare, to serve as acting Inspector General of Police with effect from Sunday, 1st August 2021, thePresident said.