Nineteen police officers have been promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police (COP) and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP).
The officers were decorated last Friday with their new ranks.
The officers promoted to the rank of COP were Lydia Yaako-Donkor, Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID); Vance Baba Gariba, Director-General of Operations; Sebastian Atsu Wemegah; Rev. Fr George Arthur; David Agyemang Adjem; Owusu Donyinah; Martin Kwaku Ayiih and Razak Abdul-Osman.
Those promoted to DCOP were God-Act Dodzi Hlordzi; Wisdom Korli; Joseph Owusu Ansah; Joshua Copson; Obed Dzikunu; Phyllis Ama Tebuah Osei; William Wowolo; William Kofi Donkor; Wisdom Lavoe; Francis Christopher Abaka and Benjamin K. Agordzo (rtd).
Excellence
Speaking at the ceremony at the Police Headquarters last Friday where the decoration took place, the Interior Minister, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, asked senior officers of the Ghana Police Service to see their promotions as a source of motivation for all officers to strive for excellence in service to Ghana.
He said their elevation was a testament to their hard work and dedication.
He congratulated the newly promoted officers and commended them for their commitment, professionalism and sacrifices in the line of duty.
Challenges
Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak acknowledged the many challenges they face daily in protecting lives and maintaining law and order.
He conveyed President John Dramani Mahama’s deep appreciation for their invaluable service to the nation.
The Interior Minister urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to review the promotion processes within the Police Service to ensure fairness and transparency.
“Deserving officers whose promotions have been delayed must be duly recognized and rewarded promptly,” he noted.
Demoralize
Mr Yohuno acknowledged how delayed promotions or junior officers being promoted ahead of their senior’s affected morale.
He urged them to bring their experience and skills to bear on their junior colleagues and the work they engaged in.
Appreciation
On behalf of his colleagues, Mr Abdul-Osman expressed appreciation for the honour done to them and said they saw it as a call to service and would empower them to work harder.
He said they did not consider the promotions as a privilege but “as a responsibility you have imposed on us to serve, to live an example and give you the opportunity to establish a legacy worth emulating and we promise you that we will use this honour granted us to serve.He was hopeful that the promotions would empower them while God gave them the knowledge to be of service to Ghanaians, the officers and men of the Ghana Police Service.
