When Asante-Apeatu was relieved of the post in mid-2019, Dampare was again eligible for the position which was handed to outgoing IGP, James Oppong-Boanuh. Prof Kwesi Aning of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center, KAIPTC, on Thursday, July 22 explained how contract offers to the two earlier IGPs had denied Dampare the top job. I am sure what led to this choice was because we need someone who has a hands-on operational experience but who also has not passed retirement age. “Because everytime someone who had passed retirement age was brought back, that led to difficulties within the service. “With five or six years to retirement, he can fairly appeal to senior commissioners to come round to him.

Source: GhanaWeb July 23, 2021 06:11 UTC