The reports gathered suggest that President John Dramani Mahama has approved the Police Council’s formal recommendation of a two-year re-engagement for Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno.
According to reports, the recommendation was submitted ahead of the IGP’s statutory retirement in December 2025.
The information gathered revealed that the recommendation is before President John Dramani Mahama for consideration.
In a social media post shared by TV3 read, “JUST IN: According to 3News Source, the Police Council has formally recommended a two-year re-engagement for Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yuhonu.
The recommendation, submitted ahead of the IGP’s statutory retirement in December 2025, is now before President John Dramani Mahama for consideration.
The President is expected to approve the Council’s recommendation”.
However, Citinews has revealed that President Mahama has already approved to extend IGP Yohuno’s tenure by two years.
The approval allows IGP Yohuno, who was appointed earlier this year, to continue leading the Ghana Police Service for the next two years.
IGP Yohuno has been lauded for improving police visibility, improving crime response strategies, and advancing community policing.
However, the approval is yet to be officially announced by the presidency.
Meanwhile, reports had earlier tipped that Commissioner of Police (COP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been tipped to replace the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno.
Reports suggest, COP Lydia Donkor is tipped to replace IGP Yohuno, who is near his retirement age in December 2025.
According to the Ghana Chronicles, over the past two weeks, multiple closed-door meetings have focused on the succession of IGP Tetteh Yohonu.
It revealed that an action within the Police Council is strongly advocating for COP Lydia Yakubu Donkor to take over as the next Inspector General of Police.
The information gathered further alleged that there is a rowing division within the Police Council, chaired by Vice-President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, over the search for a new Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to replace the incumbent, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, who is scheduled to retire on December 27, 2025.
The Chronciles is in a post, “While some members of the Council are reportedly lobbying for Yohuno to remain in post and have written to President John Mahama in support of this, a silent majority are said to believe he should step aside to allow for a reset of the Police Service under new leadership, one that brings fresh ideas, motivation, innovation, and modern policing approaches that leverage technology to combat sophisticated crimes, including cybercrime.
Those pushing the President to grant the IGP a post-retirement contract are thought to be placing him in a potentially awkward position, risking his reputation as a leader who keeps his word, particularly after winning public approval for terminating post-retirement contracts across the public sector.
The upper echelons of the Police Service still reflect remnants of the Akufo-Addo-era hierarchy, including senior officers such as Yohuno, who served as Director-General of Police Operations before becoming Deputy IGP under the previous administration”.