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Security analyst Richard Kumador has taken issue with the recent promise by Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to prioritize the youth of Bawku in police recruitment if they agree to lay down their arms.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Friday, April 11, Kumador expressed serious reservations about the IGP’s assurance, questioning both its legality and appropriateness. He stressed that decisions regarding recruitment into the security services must follow well-defined procedures and not be based on impromptu declarations.
“When he said they should lay down their arm, and they will be recruited into the police service, I think that is not a statement that should be coming from the IGP. He has not set up the criteria, he has not set up the modality,” Kumador stated.
He pointed out that the Interior Ministry had previously formed a committee to establish clear guidelines for recruitment into the security agencies, and questioned whether those processes had been completed.
“The Minister of Interior has set up a committee, which we need to ask the Minister whether the committee has finished up with the work on the modality for people getting involved into the security agencies, particularly the police,” he added.
Kumador also expressed concern over what he described as increasing politicization of recruitment into the police service, warning that it compromises the institution’s professionalism.
“The police is weakened today because politicians and security officers who must know better have bastardized the place with recruitment, and people who do not have business joining the police are there,” he said.
Calling the IGP’s remarks “unfortunate,” Kumador urged a rethink of the approach and called for a more transparent and lawful recruitment process.
“It is an unfortunate statement, and I think he will need to look at it again and do something about it,” he advised.
His comments come in response to statements made by the IGP during a visit to the conflict-affected Bawku area earlier on April 11. As part of efforts to foster peace, IGP Yohuno had pledged that a dedicated police recruitment team would be dispatched to Bawku and that young people who chose peace by disarming would be given preference in the recruitment process.
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