The Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Yandoh, has urged the newly appointed Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to subject former IGP Dr George Akuffo Dampare to the same treatment he allegedly received from him.
Speaking in an interview on Wontumi TV on Friday, March 14, 2025, Yandoh claimed that Dr. Dampare mistreated Yohuno when he was appointed Deputy IGP in charge of Operations by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
He alleged that Dr. Dampare rendered Yohuno ineffective in the Ghana Police Service by preventing him from carrying out his duties.
“Yohuno should terrorise Dampare for us. Yohuno, terrorize Dampare. Yohuno was Dampare’s deputy, but he never allowed him to attend meetings… he never allowed him to operate.”
“Yohuno, treat him the same way he treated you for us. Terrorise him for us. Take him through the same agony he took you through,” Paul Yandoh said in Twi.
The NPP regional communications officer also criticised the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government for appointing Dampare as IGP.
He claimed that despite being appointed by the NPP, Dampare aligned more with the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to him, while Dampare allegedly allocated only 50 police protocol placements to the NPP, he gave 250 to the NDC.
“What pains me the most is that when it comes to police recruitment, we have evidence that Dampare gave John Mahama 250 slots, then he brought only 50 to the NPP.”
About the removal of Dr. Dampare
On March 13, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama relieved Inspector General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare of his duties.
He subsequently appointed COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new Inspector General of Police.
A statement issued by the Minister of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, confirmed that the appointment was made in accordance with the constitution and in consultation with the Council of State.
“President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Articles 91 and 202 of the 1992 Constitution and in consultation with the Council of State, 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.
Watch the NPP communicator’s remarks in the video below:
#WontumiNews : “COP Yohuno should take Akuffo Dampare through the same treatment he took him through as his deputy” -Paul Yandoh pic.twitter.com/U6cVLcj4n0
— Wontumi Comm. (@WontumiTV) March 14, 2025
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