A case challenging the appointment of Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police In Charge of Operations was dismissed by an Accra High Court.
The court claims that the applicant’s filing of the case in accordance with Section 16 of Act 459 (Courts Act) and Article 141 of the 1992 Constitution did not properly invoke its jurisdiction.
According to the ruling of Justice Richard Apietu’s court, “it is clear and obvious that the functions the President and the Police Council performed were administrative functions and therefore the proper provisions which the Applicant should have come under to properly invoke the jurisdiction of the Court in this matter was Article 23.”
On July 17, 2024, President Akufo-Addo named COP Tetteh Yohuno the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations.
According to a statement signed by Eugene Arhin, the Director of Communications at the Presidency, the appointment was made in response to the Police Council’s recommendation at its meeting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, which recognized COP Yohuno’s outstanding qualifications and commitment to duty.
In a subsequent lawsuit, Emmanuel Felix Mantey asked the court for a prohibition order to stop COP Yohuno from acting or claiming to act in the capacity of Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations.
In addition, the applicant had requested a qua warranto order against COP Yohuno for his appointment by President Akufo-Addo to the post of Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, as stated in the July 17, 2024, statement.
