[ 2017-01-25 ]

Kudalor retires; bids Nana Addo farewell
The Inspector General Officer of Police (IGP ) ,
John Kudalor, is expected to leave office today
[Wednesday]. He will be replaced by a new IGP who
will be announced by the President later today.

Citi News’ Sammy Wiafe made this known when Mr.
Kudalor visited President Nana Akufo-Addo today,
to bid him farewell.

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.

Changes under Kudalor

The outgoing IGP, during his tenure, made Chief of
Police (COP) Rose Bio Atinga, former
Director-General/ Administration as the new
Director General, Research and Planning at the
National Police Headquarters.

He also made COP Prosper Kwame Agblor the Director
General of the CID National headquarters, and DCOP
Awuni as the Eastern Regional Police Commander
after he previously headed the Motor Traffic and
Transport Department (MTTD).

DCOP Ransford Ninson , formerly the Central
Regional Police Commander was elevated as the
Director General of Medics at the Police
headquarters in Accra, with DCOP Yaagy Akuribah
heading the regional command.

However, the Police leadership in the Ashanti,
Brong Ahafo, Northern, Volta, Western, Upper East
and Upper West region remained unchanged.

COP David Asante Apeatu, the former Director
General in charge of Research, was moved to head
the General ICT Department of the police
headquarters in Accra.

The Director General Public Affairs, DCOP Nenyi
Ampah Benin, also took charge of the Police
Investigations and Professional Standards Bureau
(PIPS) Cephas Arthur was maintained as the
Director of Public Relations of the service.

Timbilla fired over 2015 recruitment scam

Meanwhile, Mr. John Kudalor whiles leaving office,
has approved a major decision, which has led to
the dismissal of the former Director General
in-charge of Human Resource at the Ghana Police
Service, COP Patrick Timbilla, for his alleged
role in a botched police recruitment scam in
2015.

Source - citifmonline.com

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