President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named COP David Asante-Apeatu as the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The former IGP, John Kudalor earlier today (Wednesday), went to the Flagstaff House to bid the president farewell having officially retired from the service.
Mr. Kudalor was appointed by former President, John Dramani Mahama to the position in an acting capacity in November 2015.
He was later confirmed IGP in February 2016.
The appointment of IGP has been political since independence.
A substantive IGP will named subsequently by the President in consultation with the Council of State.
Roles played by the new IGP
Director General Research & Planning of the Ghana Police service
He was once the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the service.
In 2007 he was appointed Director of the Specialised Crime and Analysis (SCA) Unit at the INTERPOL headquarters in Lyon France.
Internationally, he had worked at the Sarajevo Police Academy as an Instructor in Human Dignity, Police Ethics and Criminal Investigations under the auspices of the United Nations Task Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1997 to 1998.
He was the team leader in a successful homicide investigation under the request of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNAMIL).
He was the team leader in investigations into the mass murder of more than 50 people, mostly West African nationals, in The Gambia.
In Ghana, he was the Lead Investigator in the serial killing of more than 30 women that led to the arrest of a culprit who had been prosecuted, convicted and sentenced to death.
Under the supervision of Mr Asante-Apeatu and based on intelligence, the CID successfully conducted an operation that resulted in the seizure of 588 kilogrammes of cocaine with the street value of about $38 million.
Source: Citifmonline
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Congratulations Mr Asante-Appeatu. I wish you success as you take the mantle of the highest office of the Ghana Police Service. Mr Asante-Appeatu is among the finest senior police officers in Ghana way back in the early 90s when we worked together at the Police Forensic Laboratory in Accra. He is very gentle, highly respected, and down to earth. President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo you have made a very good choice for the Ghana Police Service in particular and Ghana in general. All your nominees are very good.
Oh No! the new IGP hasn't got a fake Doctorate degree. S--H1-T. Good choice of IGP. Hopefully the image of the Police in Ghana will be enhanced under his directions.
H.E.Akuffo-Addo the personnel of GNFS wants you to do what you have just done to IGP Mr. John Kudalor to their tyrant, disabled Chief Fire Officer, Albert Brown Gaisie because that is why they voted massively for the NPP.
WHEN AT ALL WILL IT BE THE TURN OF KOFI BOAKYE. I CANT WIAT TO SEE HIM GET THAT TITLE. KOFI, YOUR TIME WILL COME. I SALUTE SIR.
A police scholar!!
Congratulations Sir for this honourable appointment. May the good Lord guide you through your tenure. The whole family is totally behind you.