New police chief appointed - Act. IGP
Mills Robertson sidelined
Tetteh Abladu, Ghanadot
Accra, May 15, Ghanadot - In consultation
with the Council of State of Ghana, President John Evans
Atta Mills has appointed Mr. Paul Tawiah Quaye as the new
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) of the Republic of Ghana,
with immediate effect.
The new police chief, Mr. Paul Tawiah Quaye, born 6th May,
1953, was commissioned Assistant Superintendent of Police
into the police service in 1980.
The acting IGP,
Mrs. Elizabeth Mills – Robertson was
told of the
decision to appoint Mr. Quaye the new police chief on
Friday, May 14, 2009.
A
statement released by presidential
spokesperson, Mahama Ayariga, said
Mrs. Mills-Robertson met with the president on the same day
of the new appointment and at which time he thanked her for
her dedicated and long service to the nation.
Mrs. Mills-Robertson, at
the same time, received news of her new appointment as an
ambassador designate. The president hoped that she will
continue to display her sterling qualities in her new
assignment
.
The
new IGP, Mr. Quaye has a
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and an
Executive MBA in Human Resource Management
degrees. He rose to the rank of Commissioner of
Police in 2002. He was,
until his appointment, the Commissioner-in Charge of
Strategic Direction and Monitoring of the Ghana Police
Service.
He was
also, according to the Daily Graphic, "the Commander
responsible for Volta and Upper East regions."
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Council of State of Ghana, President John Evans Atta Mills
has, has appointed Mr. Paul Tawiah Quaye as the new
Inspector-General of Police (IGP)
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