Resigned Executive Secretary of the Inspector General Police, Superintendent Peter Lanchene Tuubo who rode a bicycle to the Wa West constituency office of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to submit his forms, has beaten veteran politician and former Minister of Health, Hon Joseph Yiele Chireh.
Lanchene Tuubo garnered 755 whiles Joseph Yieleh-Chiereh had 317, reflected ballots 16 and spoilt ballot is 1.
Lanchene Tuubo decision to quit policing for politics was heavily criticized by Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary select committee on defense and interior Collins Owusu Amankwah.
“If a police constable or lance corporal quits active service for politics the effect is very minimal compared somebody who has gone through the ranks to the extent he is an Executive Secretary to the IGP calls for concern. It means any decision taken by the IGP in relation to the security of the state and the police service he was part of it. This makes it quite scary”, he revealed in an interview on Happy FM’s Epa Hoa Daben.
The lawmaker for Manhyia North avers that many will wonder when such a decision was harbored and it may affect the neutrality of the Ghana Police Service and erode the successes chalked over the years.
By: Joseph Nii Ankrah
