President John Dramani Mahama has made new appointments to the Ghana Immigration Service, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) and the Ghana Prisons Service.
The new appointees were named in a statement from the presidency signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister of Government Communications, issued on Friday, March 13.
The appointees are DDGP 3 Patience Baffoe-Bonnie as Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, DCFO Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong as Chief Fire Officer, and DCI Samuel Basentale Amadu as Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service.
This automatically replaces those occupying the positions currently. This comes shortly after the President sworn into office the new Inspector General of Police, COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, after the removal of COP George Akuffo Dampare.
Meanwhile, Imani Ghana and security expert Prof Kwesi Aning have jointly filed a suit at the Supreme Court, seeking to restrain the President from removing the Inspector-General of Police and other heads of security agencies until an ongoing case relating to the matter is decided in May 2025.
According to the plaintiffs, the security heads in question would be unfairly treated if they were removed before the Supreme Court delivers its ruling.
In their suit, the plaintiffs prayed the court to grant an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Defendant, including His Excellency the President of the Republic, and the respective councils of the Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Police Service, National Fire Service, and Ghana Prisons Service, from removing, terminating, dismissing, sacking, suspending, or otherwise interfering with the positions of the Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, the Comptroller of the Ghana Immigration Service, the Director-General of the National Fire Service, and the Inspector-General of Police.
The plaintiffs further argued that the suit raises serious constitutional issues, with the balance of convenience heavily favouring the applicants.
The injunction was sought pending the final determination of the case, but it didn’t stop the President from appointing a new IGP.
