IGP, John Kudalor
One of the stories in this edition is about a security breach in the selection of police personnel for close protection duties for the new government.
It is a disturbing story which highlights the danger that comes with the continuous holding of office of an Inspector General of Police, whose loyalty to the new political order we cannot vouched for.
He was such a dyed-in-the-wool NDC, a cadre, that he was ready to do anything to prop the ruling party, including ensuring that Togolese could come and vote in Ghana and social media shut on Election Day.
He was so overwhelmed though by the might of the Ghanaian people that his social media shut down was rendered hot air.
Would he tell us why he did not take action against a senior police officer who aided EC officials to move a registration gadget into Togolese territory to register nationals of that country?
The subject under review is about the security of the Commander-In-Chief of the Republic of Ghana. It is a subject about which no compromises would be tolerated because lapses in its management can prompt irreversible consequences.
Mr. John Kudalor, who definitely sulked when the NDC lost the polls, is still in charge of managing or otherwise of the Police at the top. His subordinates in the Headquarters Management Board share his sentiments and wishes, little wonder the selection of personnel for close protection duties was compromised and therefore aborted. Somebody must be responsible for the gaffe.
It is not surprising that children or bodyguards of some of these persons at the top of the Police Administration would be transferred to a unit that offers close protection to President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
Nana Akufo-Addo, we have found out, can appoint an Acting IGP as the incumbent man, who is on contract anyway, proceeds on his terminal leave as we await the constitution of the Council of State. The constitution would not be breached by so doing because the continuous stay in office of a man who did not see anything wrong with destroying the eye of a demonstrator during a street protest does not inure to the interest of the security of the President.
We call for a probe of the Depot debacle because someone was responsible for it and perhaps on purpose.
The President should act fast, lest more inappropriate actions are taken by the IGP now that he knows he is on his way out of the Service.
We take this opportunity to demand the reopening of investigations into the many murders committed by persons connected to the political establishment from Agbogbloshie to Chereponi.
We are aware about how some top police officers were transferred to places best described as Siberia of the Police Service because they were too professional in the discharge of their duties and would not brook any ethical breaches.
President Nana Akufo-Addo promised to do something about our ailing police system and this can only be done when the top is changed and presto.
We are aware about how some officers have been tagged NPP, hence the withholding of their promotions. This is an infection which has spread throughout the fabric of the law enforcement system. The Police system requires a revolution now; otherwise those who have no godfathers but are due for promotion would remain in their present positions.
There are many professionals in the Ghana Police Service with whose cooperation the President can alter things in this foremost internal security organization so that morale can be restored.