40 police Chief Inspectors sue IGP
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has been sued by forty Police Chief Inspectors in the Ghana Police Service for what they claim is the unjustified denial of their promotion. The police officers allege in a petition filed with the High Court in Kumasi that they have been denied opportunities for…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has been sued by forty Police Chief Inspectors in the Ghana Police Service for what they claim is the unjustified denial of their promotion.
The police officers allege in a petition filed with the High Court in Kumasi that they have been denied opportunities for advancement as a result of the service’s decision to provide special amnesty to police personnel who had earned degrees before to 2020 after they had joined the service.
They claim that the police administration elevated their younger colleagues under the same amnesty despite the fact that they had been on the force for 25 to 30 years, but refused to admit them to the Police Academy to allow their promotions to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).
Therefore, the 40 plaintiffs are pleading with the court to force the IGP and the other defendants to raise their ranks, provide them direct access to the Police Academy, and further refund their lost income as a result of their inability to get promotions.
