Security analyst Andrews Asiedu Tetteh has vehemently criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to extend the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, by two years, labelling the move as “unfortunate”.
Speaking during an interview on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow 87.5FM, Mr Tetteh argued that the IGP’s performance is a “significant failure”, asserting that the extension was a missed opportunity for the President to allow the top police official to retire.
The analyst laid out a strong case against the IGP’s leadership, specifically pointing to an alleged sharp increase in the national crime rate without the implementation of effective measures to counteract it.
”Under the current IGP, the crime rate has shot up without any plan for dealing with it,” Mr Tetteh stated. He further claimed that key police initiatives, particularly the agenda to “deepen visibility and investigate crime and deal with criminals”, have failed.
According to the analyst, the general state of insecurity is escalating and getting “out of hand” under the IGP’s watch.
Missed Opportunity for New Dynamics
Mr Tetteh expressed the public’s desire for a change in leadership, noting that Ghanaians were “looking forward for a new person to be appointed to bring new dynamics into policing.”
While acknowledging the President’s constitutional authority to extend the contract, the analyst maintained that this was the opportune moment to facilitate the IGP’s retirement.
He continued his critique by raising concerns over the politicisation of security matters, which he believes is compromising the independence of the nation’s security agencies.
In a final assessment of the IGP’s term, Andrews Asiedu Tetteh gave a scathing score.
”I will score him 20 per cent,” he insisted. “I say so because when he was appointed, what was the conflict situation, and what was the crime rate? What was the galamsey situation? How was visibility? Crime is increasing every now and then.”
He stressed that “he should have been allowed to go so that someone else will take over. Some of us believe that he should have been allowed to go on retirement.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
