2 Females Command Prisons, Fire Service

Director General/ Ms. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie and Chief Fire Officer/ Ms. Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong

 

President John Mahama has appointed two female top officers of the Ghana Prisons Service and the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) as commanders of the security agencies.

The appointments come on the heels of the swearing-in of Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP), who took over from Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.

The appointment of the two females was contained in a statement issued by the Presidency on Friday, March 14, 2025, and signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications.

Deputy Director of Ghana Prisons (DDGP 3) Patience Baffoe-Bonnie replaces Isaac Kofi Egyir as Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer (DCFO) Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong replaces Julius A. Kuunuor as Chief Fire Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service. DCI Samuel Basintale Amadu replaced Kwame Asuah Takyi as Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS).

New governments make changes in the headship of security agencies and other public establishments. The changes announced therefore did not surprise many who are conversant with such matters.

President Mahama is reported to have said that he seeks to modernise and strengthen these institutions.

Coming a day after swearing-in COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno as IGP, the appointments were made in accordance with Articles 91 and 202 of the 1992 Constitution, following consultations with the Council of State.

The changes have raised morale of personnel of the agencies, some of whom especially in the Police Service were disgruntled with the Dampare template of management.

Little wonder therefore when euphoria marked the announcement of the exit of Dampare.

The two female commanders will be watched by security observers to see how they tackle the peculiar challenges of their respective institutions.

While the Prisons Director General will have the decongestion problem of local prisons to address, her GNFS counterpart must deal with the supply of fire tenders and other relevant firefighting technologies and effective response to emergencies, which the public think is not good enough.

DCI Samuel Basintale’s appointment has taken over the command of the GIS at a time when there is heightened border restlessness occasioned by terrorist activities in the country’s northern neighbours.

He will be expected to motivate personnel and provide necessary training for the paramilitary agency to ward off terrorists and make the country safe.

He will also be expected to ensure vigilance by personnel even when putting up kind postures to visitors. A smile even as a finger rests on the trigger is how someone put it.

 

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