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Prof. Gyampo ‘jabs’ NPP gov’t for appointing Tiwaa Addo-Danquah as CID Boss

By Clement Edward Kumsah
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ACP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah
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Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo says ACP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah appointment as the acting CID boss is inappropriate, describing it as not being “politically smart”.

According to Prof. Gyampo, the appointment challenges ACP Addo-Danquah’s professional legitimacy and authority considering the controversies surrounding her appointment.

ACP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah's professionalism has been challenged by many due to her involvement in the A-Plus saga which rocked the Department a few weeks ago.

In a Facebook post, the lecturer explained that, much as he does not doubt the competence of the officer, he feels there are other equally competent and senior officers who could have been appointed for strategic reasons.

“This is a government that has been accused wrongfully or rightly to be staffed by family relations. To deal with this reality or perception, appointment powers must be exercised in a manner that clearly shows a determination to shed this unfortunate tag,” he stated.

He further questioned how the ordinary Ghanaian who strongly believes there is a family relation between the new CID boss and the President would be made to understand the fact that the two are not related.

“My checks reveal that the new appointee is a Mrs and has no relations with the President. The point however is, how do you explain this to convince the ordinary Ghanaian who has no research information?” he interrogated.
He also added that “Another important issue that is worrying in Ghanaian politics is the tendency to appoint juniors to head seniors. In all Public Service Institutions whose heads are appointed by the President, there has always been the tendency to appoint lower ranks as heads.


"Political appointment is the prerogative of the executive and he can decide to appoint anybody to any position. But, by-passing seniors and appointing juniors to head public institutions, could make the appointees easily pliable and manipulable by the appointing authority. It makes them candidates for removal anytime power changes hands. It undermines their own legitimacy (the psychological belief that one is the rightful person to be appointed). Again, it becomes humanly quite difficult for the appointee to enjoy the support and cooperation from his superiors who might have felt humiliated and disappointed for not being appointed.”

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