The Police Management Board, led by IGP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has elevated 19 senior officers, including ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo (retired), at a brief but symbolic ceremony in Accra.
During the event, which featured the presentation of appointment letters and badges, the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, delivered a candid message underscoring the need for fairness in promotions, renewed morale across the service, and sustained government support to help officers serve effectively.
Acknowledging that some deserving officers had been overlooked for years, risking low morale and disillusionment, the Minister revealed that the government had tasked the new IGP to review promotions from constables up to Commissioners to correct these disparities.
“We know how some people have been disadvantaged for a very long time, almost becoming disincentive and demoralising,” the Minister noted.
The first batch of senior officers promoted under this new review includes eight Commissioners of Police (COPs) and eleven Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCOPs).
The newly promoted COPs are Owusu Donyinah, Dr. David Agyemang Adjem, Rev. Fr. George Arthur, Vance Baba Gariba, Sebastian Atsu Wemegah, Martin Kwaku Ayiih, Lydia Yaako Donkor, and Abdul-Razak Osman.
The new DCOPs include God-act Dodzi Hlordzi, Wisdom Akorli, Francis Christopher Abakah, Joshua Coppson, Wisdom Lavoe, Obed Dzikunu, William Kofi Donkor, Phyllis Ama Tebua Osei, Joseph Owusu Ansah, Alex Wowolo, and Benjamin Agordzo (retired).
Speaking on behalf of the newly promoted officers, National Security Coordinator COP Abdul-Razak Osman pledged their collective commitment to work diligently and justify the confidence placed in them.
The Minister stressed that the promotions should not be viewed merely as titles, but as a call to greater responsibility and service. He praised officers for their daily sacrifices, sometimes at personal risk, to keep Ghanaians safe.
He further assured continued government support, promising improvements in welfare, logistics, and operational tools to help officers deliver on their mandate.
Highlighting requests for more vehicles to boost operations, he urged the Police Management Board (PUMAG) to keep supporting the IGP in strengthening discipline, motivation and service delivery within the Ghana Police Service.
“We pray this becomes an even bigger motivator for every one of you to give your very best in the service of our motherland, Ghana,” the Minister concluded.
The ceremony, attended by senior police officials, marked what the Minister described as a first step toward restoring fairness and morale in the Ghana Police Service.
BY Peter Quao Adattor
