Mahama Expected to Extend IGP Yohuno’s Tenure by 2 Years Following Police Council Recommendation
- Inspector General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno is expected to have his tenure extended by two years
- The extension of Yohuno's tenure as Inspector General of Police was recommended by the police council
- Yohuno was appointed Inspector General of Police by President Mahama on March 13, 2025
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President John Mahama is expected to approve a two-year extension for Inspector General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno.
The extension allows Yohuno to continue leading the Ghana Police Service despite crossing the retirement age.
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Citi News reported that the move is aimed at ensuring continuity in security management and sustaining progress achieved under his leadership.
The extension is yet to be confirmed, though reports indicate that the police council has made the recommendation.
Yohuno was appointed Inspector General of Police by Mahama in consultation with the Council of State on March 13, 2025, and sworn in a day later. He replaced Dr George Akuffo Dampare.
Before his appointment, he served as Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, a role he assumed in July 2024 under former President Nana Akufo-Addo.
What Ghana's laws say about IGP retirement?
Article 199 of the Constitution says a public officer shall, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, retire from the public service on attaining the age of 60 years.
A public officer may, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, retire from the public service at any time after attaining the age of forty-five years.
However, a public officer who has retired from the public service after attaining the age of 60 years may, where the exigencies of the service require, be engaged for a limited period of not more than two years at a time but not exceeding five years in all and upon such other terms and conditions as the appointing authority shall determine.
Yohuno's police background
Yohuno was promoted to Commissioner of Police on January 1, 2016, by Mahama during his first term as president.
In January 2012, he was promoted to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) and, earlier in 2011, was awarded the Grand Medal for his meritorious service in combating armed robbery and other criminal activities in the country.
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Before that, he was the Divisional Commander for Accra Central from November 2007 to May 2009, during which he also doubled as the Accra Regional Operations Commander.
He was later appointed Deputy Accra Regional Commander and rose to become the Regional Commander in 2013 until December 5, 2015, when he became the Director-General of the Motor Transport Traffic Department before a reshuffle that made him the Director General of Administration at the Ghana Police Service.
Yohuno was widely described as an officer in line to become an Inspector General of Police.
Yohuno sues Captain Smart for defamation
YEN.com.gh reported that Yohuno sued broadcaster Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart and Media General Limited for defamation.
Yohuno accused Captain Smart of defamation because he claimed that some elements within the Ghana Armed Forces and some officials of the Ghana Police Service were planning a coup d'état.
Captain Smart also alleged that Yohuno's appointment as Deputy IGP was politically motivated.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
