COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah has said she is “more than prepared” to be Ghana’s first-ever female Inspector General of Police (IGP), adding that she will “never turn down” such an offer, if ever made to her by the appointing authority.
“I’ll never turn down an IGP appointment, never”, she said on Atinka TV on Saturday, 11 May 2019, adding: “If the appointing authority feels I am competent for the position, I don’t see why I will turn it down and suggest that it be given to somebody else”.
“What has the person got that I lack?” she queried.
According to her, she has risen through the ranks at the Ghana Police Service over the decades and ready to assume the reins of the police hierarchy. “It’s all about your ability”, she said.
“I laughed when I recently heard that someone has said Ghana is not ready for a female IGP. I guffawed when I heard that because when we went to school, we all had the same training, so, why do some people think women cannot do what men can do? We’ve had two female Chief Justices, we’ve had a female speaker, we have ministers who are females, so, if you say we’re not ready for a female IGP, when are we going to be ready?
“I don’t see why anybody should say women are not ready for the IGP position. Women could even do better than men. Leadership is all about how you manage the people you work with. … Your ability to manage your human resource is what makes you a very good leader.
“The appointing authority will take so many things into consideration. It’s not about your gender.
“I’m more than prepared to be Ghana’s next IGP”, she stressed.
Source: classfmonline.com
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Ghana under Nana is gradually becoming a concert country. Npp i knew is far better than this, and i still have hope in NPP WEN Nana is talked to.
This CID Boss Maame Tiwaa do not have such integrity to be IGP, she knew that she will never get it that is why she started opening that her big mouth like that. IGP job is not a matter of giving hope as she did to kidnapping girl mothers, it is a place of action.
She doesn't know what she is asking for. I am sure the whole police force COPs will join forces together and do everything to sabotage her if she is given the IGP job. NANA ADDO cannot keep bypassing the most senior officers and keep promoting this arrogant woman to the highest position of the police service. Someone should bet me, the day she is mentioned as IGP, you will witness the face police service demonstrations against the government. I am speaking from intelligence I have gathered.
Oh but we know it will be yours. all that is going on is mere formality