For the second time in 2021, President Nana Akufo-Addo has made changes in the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS).
The latest shake-up directed the Deputy Director-General of the Prisons Service, Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir, to act as Director-General of the Prisons Service, from Sunday, August 1, 2021, until a new Director-General is appointed by the Constitution.
Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir was promoted to Deputy Director-General of Prisons (DDGP) in charge of Operations in February 2021 together with six deputy directors of prisons (DDPs) to DOPs.
He takes over from Mr. Patrick Darko Missah, who starts his terminal leave on Sunday, August 1, 2021. Mr. Missah goes on retirement from the Service on October 16, 2021.
Those who were promoted in February 2021 include DDP Francis Omane-Addo, the then acting Director in charge of Agriculture, who is now the DOP in charge of Welfare; DDP Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, then the acting DOP in charge of Health, who is now the DOP in charge of Services and Technical.
Others are DDP Samuel Adjei-Attah, until recently the Greater Accra Regional Commander of Prisons and Commandant of the Prisons Officers Training School, who is now the DOP in charge of Health; DDP Samuel Akampure Akolbire, who was the General Staff Officer and Commanding Officer of the Prisons Headquarters, now promoted to DOP in charge of Operations.
The rest are DDP Hanson Adu-Awuku, the former Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Manhyia Local Prison, now the DOP in charge of Agriculture, and DDP Ernest Asante-Adofo, who was the OIC of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison and Eastern Regional Commander of Prisons, who is now the DOP in charge of Human Resource Development.
The President also promoted five Assistant Directors of Prisons (ADP) to DDPs.
They are ADP Edmond Boye Odonkor, ADP Raphael K. Tuekpe, ADP Ali Kwaku Ababio, ADP Martin Kweku Darku and ADP Simon Yao Adzah.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Kofi Atakora
