High Court Dismisses Lecturer’s Bid to Block Deputy IGP Appointment
High Court Dismisses Lecturer's Bid to Block Deputy IGP Appointment
- The High Court in Accra has dismissed a lecturer's application
- It aimed at preventing COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno from serving as the Deputy Inspector General of Police
- Amantey accused the president and the police council of acting illegally
The High Court in Accra has dismissed a lecturer’s application aimed at preventing COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno from serving as the Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP) in charge of operations.
Emmanuel Felix Amantey claimed that both the police council and the presidency overstepped their authority by appointing a deputy IGP for operations.
He argued that the Ghanaian constitution and the Ghana Police Service Act do not address such a position, and that the only relevant regulation—the police service regulation—does not accommodate a deputy in charge of operations.
In his judicial review application, Amantey accused the president and the police council of acting illegally.
However, Justice Richard Apietu, in delivering the court’s ruling, noted that the High Court’s supervisory jurisdiction was not appropriately invoked in this case.
He clarified that while the court’s powers pertain to adjudicative functions of lower bodies, neither the President nor the Police Council falls under that category.
Justice Apietu emphasized that both entities were exercising administrative powers.
As a result, the court dismissed the application.
