[ 2021-02-11 ]

Akufo-Addo promotes directors of Prisons
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo under
Article 207 (3) of the 1992 Constitution has
approved the promotion of some senior officers to
the Prisons Directorate.

In a statement copied to GhanaWeb by the Chief
Public Relations Officer of the Prison Service,
Courage Astem, a total of 1,842 junior officers
were also promoted to various higher ranks within
the junior officer corps.

Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir who was the Director of
Prisons (DOP) in Charge of Operations is now the
Deputy-Director-General of Prisons (DDGP)
In-Charge of Operations.

Other promotions were from Deputy Director of
Prisons (DDP) to Director of Prisons (DOP) as well
as Assistant Director of Prisons (ADP) to Deputy
Director of Prisons (DDP).


The Prison Service has congratulated all newly
promoted officers urging them to live up to their
responsibilities.

Below is the statement by the Ghana Prison
Service:


PRESIDENT PROMOTES DIRECTORS OF PRISONS

His Excellency the President of the Republic of
Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has, upon the
advice of the Prisons Service Council, pursuant to
Article 27 (3) of the 1992 Constitution, approved
the promotion of senior officers to the Prisons
Directorate as follows:

1. Director of Prisons (DOP) to the Deputy
Director-General of Prisons (DDGP)

Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir who was the Director of
Prisons (DOP) in Charge of Operations is now the
Deputy-Director-General of Prisons (DDGP)
In-Charge of Operations

2. Deputy Director of Prisons (DDP) to Director of
Prisons (DOP)

a. DDP Francis Omane-Addo, formerly the Acting
Director In-Charge of Agriculture, is now the
Director of Prisons In-Charge of Welfare.

b. DDP. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, hitherto the
Acting Director of Prisons In-Charge of Health is
now the Director of Prisons In-Charge of Services
and Technical.

c. DDP. Samuel Adjei-Attah who until recently was
the Greater Regional Commander of Prisons and
Commandant of the Prisons Officers training School
is now the Director of Prisons In-Charge of
Health.

d. DDP Samuel Akampure Akolbire who was the
General Staff Officer and Commanding Officer of
the Prisons Headquarters becomes the Director of
Prisons In-Charge of Operations.

e. DDP. Hanson Adu-Awuku the former Officer
In-Charge (OIC) of the Manhyia Local Prison is now
the Director of Prisons In-Charge of Agriculture.

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f. DDP. Ernest Asante-Adofo, who was the Officer
In-Charge of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison and
Eastern Regional Commander of Prisons, is now the
Director of Prisons In-Charge of Human Resource
Development.

3. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PRISONS (ADP) TO DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF PRISONS (DDP)

The under-listed Assistant Directors of Prisons
(ADP) have been promoted to Deputy Directors of
Prisons (DDP)

a) ADP. Edmond Boye Odonkor

b) ADP. Raphael K. Tuekpe

c) ADP. Ali Kwaku Ababio

d) ADP. Martin Kweku Darku

e) ADP. Simon Yao Adzah

In a related development, the Prisons Service
Council had earlier approved the promotion of some
other senior officers as below:

I. Twenty/20 Chief Superintendents of Prisons
(CSP) to Assistant Directors of Prisons (ADP)

II. Thirty-eight/38 Superintendents of Prisons
(SP) to Chief Superintendents of Prisons (CSP)

III. Eighty-five/85 Deputy Superintendents of
Prisons(DSP) to Superintendents of Prisons (SP)

A Total of One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Forty-two/1,842 junior officers were also promoted
to various higher ranks within the junior officer
corps.

The Director-General of Prisons congratulates all
the newly promoted officers on their promotions
and wishes to remind them that promotions come
with higher responsibilities. All must therefore
ensure that these promotions will be brought to
bear on their performances.

Signed: COURAGE ATSEM

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS

CHIEF PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

Source - Ghanaweb

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