18 questions police administration must answer over promotion exams scandal

1. If the allegations published by The Herald are false, why has the Ghana Police Service not released the original list of successful candidates submitted by the University of Cape Coast?

2. Why did the Police Administration address only the allegations of paper leakage while remaining silent on claims of bribery, favouritism and manipulation of the promotion process?

3. Why were more than 7,000 Chief Inspectors made to sit for examinations when only 700 slots were reportedly available?

4. Why were both junior and senior Chief Inspectors allowed to write the same promotional examinations?

5. Did the inclusion of junior Chief Inspectors undermine the fairness of the promotion exercise and disadvantage senior officers?

6. Will the final list of successful candidates released by the Human Resources Directorate of the Ghana Police Service correspond with the original results submitted by the University of Cape Coast?

7. Is the government prepared to obtain and reconcile the original results from the University of Cape Coast with the final Police list to establish transparency?

8. Were some officers asked to pay between GH¢70,000 and GH¢100,000 to secure success in the examinations and admission to the Police Academy?

9. Did some candidates gain prior access to examination questions before the exercise was conducted?

10. Were certain female officers assured of success before the examinations took place?

11. Why was retired senior police officer COP David Ajeem Agyemang engaged to supervise aspects of the promotion exercise?

12. Did COP David Ajeem Agyemang favour certain preferred candidates during the examinations, as alleged by some officers?

13. Were candidates already selected for promotion before the examinations were conducted?

14. How many petitions have been submitted to the Police Service registry over the conduct of the examinations?

15. Will the Police Administration institute an independent investigation into the allegations of corruption, favouritism and examination malpractice?

16. What steps is the Police Service taking to restore confidence among officers who believe the promotion process lacked fairness and transparency?

17. Why has the Police Administration not publicly disclosed the marking and selection criteria used for the ASP promotion examinations?

18. Can the Police Service assure officers and the public that the integrity of the Police Academy selection process has not been compromised?

AROUND TOWN: 'Our lives are at risk' - Drivers, commuters decry poor roads