Quickly scrap Dampare’s centralized police communication – Sampson Lardi Anyenini to New IGP

Sampson Lardi Anyenini [L] and IGP Christian Tetteh Yohuno

Private legal practitioner Samson Lardi Anyenini has urged the new Inspector-General of Police (IGP), COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to immediately discontinue the centralized police communication system introduced by the immediate past IGP, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.

During Dr. Dampare’s tenure, police communications were centralized as part of efforts to streamline information flow and prevent miscommunication.

However, this development faced public backlash, as many saw the initiative as limiting the work of police officers trained to handle police communications.

Commenting on the issue in a post on Facebook, Samson Lardi Anyenini, who is also a broadcaster, urged COP Tetteh Yohuno to allow police officers trained in public communication to freely perform the duties for which taxpayers pay them.

“Pray – Dear IGP, quickly dismantle the centralized police communication introduced by Dampare. We did everything, but he refused to change it. Let those close to the action be the ones to speak, and not a PR officer sitting in Accra, far removed from the issues the people seek information about. Let them interact and take questions, not just issue statements from Accra.”

President John Dramani Mahama, on March 13, 2025, appointed COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), replacing Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.

In a statement issued by the Minister of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the President, in accordance with the Constitution and in consultation with the Council of State, made the appointment.

*”President John Dramani Mahama, in accordance with Articles 91 and 202 of the 1992 Constitution and in consultation with the Council of State, has appointed Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the Inspector-General of Police.

He replaces COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.

COP Yohuno brings forty years of experience to the position of IGP and is expected to oversee the modernization and transformation of the Ghana Police Service,”* the statement read.

KA

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