Pending his retirement in early August, today is his last day in office as COP George Akuffo Dampare, the Director General in Charge of Administration; assumes the role of IGP effective August 1. The parade was held with male and female personnel clad in ceremonial uniforms forming different rows and following instructions from the parade commander. They later sang celebratory songs (known in local parlance as jama), all of them in face masks in observance of COVID-19 protocols. Talk of masks, most of the officials including the outgoing IGP wore a customized mask that had his face and details of the farewell parade. He also called on staff to support the incoming Acting IGP George Akuffo Dampare in the discharge of his mandate as police chief.

Source: GhanaWeb July 31, 2021 06:56 UTC