{"id":298951,"date":"2017-03-05T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=298951"},"modified":"2017-03-05T08:00:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T08:00:55","slug":"igp-cds-appointments-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/igp-cds-appointments-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"IGP, CDS appointments confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COP David Asante-Apeatu has been confirmed as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) by President Nana Akufo-Addo after\u00a0consultation with the Council of State.<\/p>\n<p>Major General Obed Akwa&#8217;s appointment\u00a0as the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) has also been confirmed along with the pick for the Chief of Army Staff, General William Azure Ayamdo.<\/p>\n<p>General William Azure Ayamdo\u00a0thus replaces Major General Akwa who was the Chief of Army Staff. COP Asante-Apeatu also assumed\u00a0the position of acting IGP after the former IGP, John Kudalor&#8217;s retirement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_298953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-298953\" style=\"width: 563px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-298953 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Major-General-Akwa-563x330-1.jpg\" alt=\"major-general-akwa-563x330-1\" width=\"563\" height=\"330\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-298953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Major General Obed Akwa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Major General Akwa replaces Air Marshal Michael Samson-Oje who will be retiring from the army.<\/p>\n<p>Pursuant to articles 202 and 212 of the Constitution, President Akufo-Addo made the appointments in consultation with the Council of State, which was constituted in February.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COP David Asante-Apeatu has been confirmed as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) by President Nana Akufo-Addo after\u00a0consultation with the Council of State. 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