Court halts promotion of 40 police officers pending IGP’s appeal
The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of a Court of Appeal judgment ordering the promotion of 40 police officers who sued the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, over their exclusion from a promotion programme.
The Supreme Court has suspended the implementation of a Court of Appeal ruling that ordered the promotion of 40 police officers. The dispute arose from a 2021 amnesty the Police Management Board granted, which made police officers who enlisted between 2008 and 2020 eligible for promotion. The 40 officers claimed they were unfairly excluded from the program, despite some of their colleagues, including those lower-ranked, benefiting.
They were seeking promotion from Chief Inspector to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). The officers also cited promotions granted to other personnel as evidence of unequal treatment. Initially, the High Court dismissed their case, but they appealed to the Court of Appeal, which upheld their claim and ordered their promotions.
However, the Supreme Court has now temporarily halted the execution of the Court of Appeal's decision pending further appeal proceedings.
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