The appointment of a new Inspector General of Police (IGP) by His Excellency, The President sparks heated debates and varied opinions on both social and traditional media, with others even heading to the Supreme Court for litigation.
It is an established fact and not a debatable fact that, the president is the commander in-chief of the Ghana armed forces and chairman of the national security Council, and also the vice president is the commander in-chief of the Ghana Police Service and chairperson of the Ghana Police Council.
These politicians singed a four years social contract with the good people of this country with a clear and specific vision. Therefore, the pressing need to bring on board like-minded individuals to align with their vision to deliver on their mandate to achieve their ultimate goals and vision for the betterment of our dear nation.
No man is an epitomology of wisdom. Where one man’s level of wisdom and competence ends, is the beginning of another man’s to a different level Mr. Akuffo Dampare did contributed his part to national development as a patriotic citizen, he is not an epitomology of wisdom and knowledge, he has done his part in alignment with the vision of former president Akuffo Addo, it is time to handover to a new dawn to also contribute his quota to national growth in alignment with the vision of His excellency President John Mahama.
It is instructive to suggest that, the appointment of a new IGP is not political witch hunting, hatred, Capricious, or personal dislike. It is an expression of a genuine and unmalicious constitutional discretion and political will.
I doubt if those individuals invoking the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court for a proper interpretation of Article 296 of the Constitution 1992 will succeed. Lol, I’m not sounding pre-judicial, though.
Odeneho Kwame Abraham Boafo
A citizen, Human Rights advocate, and a Constitutional law reader.
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