Government has allegedly revised Mr. Christian Yohuno’s official title in court documents, changing it from Deputy Inspector-General of Police in Charge of Operations to Deputy Inspector-General of Police.
According to reports, the Attorney General, responding to a lawsuit challenging the appointment, used the shortened title Deputy Inspector-General of Police rather than the original title as announced by the Presidency.
He asserted,
“His Excellency the President of Ghana appointed the 3rd Respondent as Deputy Inspector-General of Police in accordance with the advice of the Police Council, as required under Article 202(3) of the 1992 Constitution.”
Furthermore, the Attorney General argued that the President was performing his administrative functions and not exercising his adjudicatory powers when he appointed the 3rd Respondent as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police. Therefore, Article 141 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 16 of Act 459 are not applicable statutory provisions to challenge this appointment.
This follows the Presidency’s initial announcement that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo appointed Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations.
On August 2, 2024, Emmanuel Felix Mantey challenged this appointment by filing a lawsuit, seeking a court order to prevent COP Mr. Yohuno from assuming or claiming the role of Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations.
Source:Starrfm
