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Transfer of COP Nathan Kofi Boakye: An act of systemic attrition

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  • francis kwarteng 7 years ago

    Nathan Kofi Boakye has been degraded and so what! "after all, your Labour determines your lunch."

    We even wish, the useless and shameless Asantehene (Kwaku Duah) could be transfered to Bole-Bamboi to join his corrupt bose ...
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  • King Bright 7 years ago

    Kofi Boakye is transferred, not sacked right? When you had your time, a whole heart surgeon was sacked via a text msg for being an NPP. Maama had rights to make his last minute appts, no other has none right? Continue whining ...
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  • W'Liata 7 years ago

    Utterly nonsense. When did transfer from one place to another equate demotion. Idiots like you make cases out of nothing. My pop was transferred from HQ(Accra) to D/Ahenkro co-operative to make it better. Not everything that ...
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  • cool 7 years ago

    You won't know what will hit you soon

  • Concerned 7 years ago

    Jokes aside, the confused writer is saying kofi boakye and Rose attinga are being victimised. Rose was moved from research and he calls it victimisation whilst kofi was moved to research and that is also victimisation. Is t ...
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  • Kankama 7 years ago

    The transfer of Kofi Boakye is normal, He should have been transferred immediately he was promoted to his present rank of COP. police Hqs is the appropriate place for his rank.

  • TK 7 years ago

    You are the most useless and baseless writer who put up this shameful comments.You always call the Ashantehene Kwaku Dua whom whether you like it or not he is your boss.The former President is 100 times better than your whole ...
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  • Action Now. 7 years ago

    IGP legitimate fit to make changes to his Staff(s) protocol where it is
    needed. Put up your best to protect
    the country. Keep the spirit alive .

  • Nana Akwasi 7 years ago

    For his hard work and bringing sanity to regions he worked, his reward now is to be demoted because of politics. Somebody so competent, now has been relegated to the back seat. Africa we have problems. You did a good job ...
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  • THE MADMAN 7 years ago

    well, that will make her valentine day special, why not.

    trump said its no big deal to grab and grab more till you can no more. hahahahaha

  • THE MADMAN 7 years ago

    let him go and sit behind a fat desk

  • sangbasangba 7 years ago

    pls check your facts well before you come to expose your ignorance to the world. first, hav you ever seen a COP heading a region before? That is rather under utilizationp, but going to be a director of a unit is promotion. ko ...
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  • Prof. Lungu 7 years ago

    Kofi Boakye, the cocaine friend of Otumfuo and Mahama, worked as the Ashanti Regional Mahama and Otumfuo Police Commander and not really for the People of Ashanti.

    He should have better been Transfered to Bole Bamboi a dis ...
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  • VOLTAMAN 7 years ago

    Nana Yaw Osei, I find the main argument of your article a bit problematic and convoluted. You argue that no one is indispensable and quote Friedrich Nietzsche that we must eschew inflexibility in our thinking; that the IGP h ...
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  • John 7 years ago

    I think the writer focused on the IGP's office not a particular individual.He did not state that the current IGP does not qualify. No.

  • Ghana first 7 years ago

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  • Ghana first 7 years ago

    You've said it all

  • AZAA 7 years ago

    Well his transfer is not surprising. What didn't Kufour do to him when he (Prez. Kufour) was in office. It took the wisdom and foresight of Atta Mills to bring Kofi back to serve a good cause. I know Kofi Boakye will not be s ...
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  • citizen 7 years ago

    When the kumasi police manhandled n killed an innocent boy at oforikrom last year under Kofi boakye 's watch, what did he do? All kofi boakye did was to cover up and protect the criminal officers yet you are claiming his kin ...
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  • kotopiaman sefwi 7 years ago

    Leave the I GP to do his work and stop the politics

  • Toffey 7 years ago

    Exactly! Democracy is supposed to help nations develop but in Ghana it seems it is rather killing the nation's development. Why do people politicize every move by government or people in authority?

  • Kankama 7 years ago

    Why are we so fools like that. Any idiot because can write small English wake up and write trash. Is Kofi Boakye the only Police Officer that can stop every crime in Ghana? I wonder why people don't load their brain before t ...
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  • Bill 7 years ago

    "I wonder why people don't load their brain before the write nonsense" Benighted idiot!You loaded your brain in deed. You are just a wasted sperm! "Why are we so fools like that" You have admitted you are a fool. "I am in cla ...
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  • O B 7 years ago

    Knowing who Kofi Boskye is I will not be surprised that he has paid this idiot to make this write up for him .That is all he does hiring unscrupulous media people to white wash him whiles he goes on a money and property grab ...
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  • Erudite 7 years ago

    Nana Osei your piece is worth reading and very good food for thought. You displayed intellectual brilliance and clarity of expression. Keep it up

  • Pobee 7 years ago

    Nonsense

  • Razak 7 years ago

    The article is not for dumb headS like you. The writer analyzed both sides of the coin before concluding.

  • Appiah Kubi Dominic 7 years ago

    Francis Kwarteng or what so ever are you fool?
    Or you are from uncultered tribe, how can you talk about the Ashanti King this way, IS IT ENVY OR DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT to run down the Ashanti King no matter what you do there i ...
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  • MTK 7 years ago

    Mr writer, I strongly disagree with you on this issue. How can a position that enables one to superintendent over affairs that are national in character be referred to as a demotion from one that restricts your influence to o ...
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  • Good man 7 years ago

    Sorry it look as if we just talk Mr Boakye is cop not DCOP with his rank he should be at hqs not region please let stop that politics Mr Boakye himself knows it since he should have been in Accra long ago to give instruction ...
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  • osman saani 7 years ago

    You give power to 36 arm robbers lead by Cucain dealer this is what they will be doing

  • Adilh 7 years ago

    It is only in Ghana that a police officer indicted by a commission chaired by the chief justice can rise to become a commissioner.Some of his accomplices like Tagor spent time in jail while he was left off the hook because of ...
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  • Adilh 7 years ago

    What did the writer say when a fine officer like a Appeatu was confined to the ICT DEPT or he is not a human being?

  • The Don 7 years ago

    I stand to be corrected but I don't think a transfer to the hdqts of the police is a demotion .As director general in any capacity at the hdqts it is rather a promotion. Please check out the terms and conditions of that posit ...
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  • Ohyiaman 7 years ago

    How do we measure others when they have the opportunity. In any case COP Atinga-Bio was in charge of Accra when innocent citizens were murdered in cold blood in agbogbloshie.What happened to the investigations even though peo ...
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  • Kofi Gbagbladza 7 years ago

    Stooge IGP IN THE OFFING. FOOLISH MAN

  • Obibs 7 years ago

    What a load of twaddle. Did the current IGP not once occupy the same position that he has posted Kofi Boakye into ? How did that affect his fortunes ? You read unnecessary meanings into his posting. In your own words he is no ...
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  • Kookrakye 7 years ago

    You wrote:

    "Did the current IGP not once occupy the same position that he has posted Kofi Boakye into?"

    Apparently, Wofa Yaw didn't bother to do a
    wee-bit research and instead gave us copious links to Ghanaweb News!

  • Baaba 7 years ago

    Blah blah blah. He should be willing to serve in any capacity. No one is indespensible. Shut up and go.

  • Kweku trouble 7 years ago

    The fools won't understand the wisdom of this article now. Sure they will later. For now let them display their foolishness.

  • Clifford 7 years ago

    It's Research and Planning, so his contribution is vital now on especially planning on operations and other issues. After long years in the field, I think it's time to tap his rich experience to help the Police Force. Good m ...
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  • Taabea 7 years ago

    The writer said a commander like Kofi Boakye shouldn't be sent to the headquarters to do a research work. Kofi is an aggressive commander that need to be on the field but not to head a research.

  • Osei Mensah 7 years ago

    All drug addicts are patapaa, voilent, proud and full of hooliganism. What patapaa akuffo addo at 73 and his NPPigs know best is nkontompo, apoobo, akakabens3m, awudie, naadaa, ahunahuna, kronoo, ns3mhunu keka etc to intimida ...
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  • Pk 7 years ago

    The writer is sick in his mind to think in his mind that l Boakye's job is low. Brighten the corner that u are. Kofi knows better and perform very good every where you put him. I knew him days back from kotobabi and team of l ...
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  • Yao 7 years ago

    Leave Kofi alone. He is a universal police officer and not ordinary. His performance from commissioning has been exceptional. His story is that of David. He will shine out of there to be the IGP after Apeatu. I have known him ...
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  • Sir Aka, Jamra 7 years ago

    Same thing happened to Miss Rose Bio Atinga. Very hard working and results oriented but was transferred to the head quarters. I think that's their way of getting you closer to the IGP position. At least you should have head t ...
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  • Hoho 7 years ago

    COME ON SOME OF US SHOULD GET OUR BRAINS LOADED WITH GOOD INFO
    LEAVE OUR IGP TO PUT SANITY INTO THE POLICE SYSTEM. HAAAAA.
    WHAT IS WRONG ABOUT KOFI B BEIGN PROMOTED ?

  • PATAPAA TRUMP 7 years ago

    The acting IGP is shaking the police force for shaking sake,there is no importance in what he is doing just to do for doing sake,Ashanti region is one of the hot spot so far as criminnality is concerned and it is Kofi Boakye ...
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  • ben 7 years ago

    Please, just shutup if u do not understand how the police is ranked. He was operating way below his rank as commissioner I/c region.. Deputy commissioners are responsible for regions whilst commissioners operate at the nation ...
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  • Eyes are Watching 7 years ago

    When the current IGP was DCOP, Rose Bio Atinga was ACOP in charge of C/R but Rose Bio Atinga became COP underb H.E. Atta-Mills before the current IGP became COP what do say to that one?

  • Obour Nana. 7 years ago

    COP K. Boakye is now the head of a whole department all over the country. Now he spear head's a department in all the ten regions of Ghana. He has never been relegated,but rather a promotion from the corner where I sit. COP h ...
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  • Agyakwakuo Twumpuduo 7 years ago

    Let us rise up and stop the nonsense of the Ghanaian politician politicising everything Ghana. Why transfer him? You know their profession calls for transfers but is it anytime that a politician wants? I am sad that my party ...
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  • Oedipus 7 years ago

    Kofi Boakye is transferred and so what ? Is he better than the other COPs ? I see no sense of retaining him in Ashanti region or posting him to superintendent over a region. I wish he would be made a station master.

  • Atia 7 years ago

    I hate pretenders of your calibre writing on issues they are so ignorant of. Calling the two criminals as good officers betrays your pretence. You shameful lobbyist.

  • kk 7 years ago

    NPP time will surely tells where you belong to

  • Issah Adams 7 years ago

    Very interesting story.

    Did the writer know that the current IGP is one of of top notch Police Officers and that he was once posted to INTERPOL to be the ?Director for Specialized Crime and Analysis Directorate? Does he kn ...
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  • Jerry osu. 7 years ago

    I for see more crime and robberies in Kumasi than ever.Nathan has really tamed Kumasi eg.robbery is low, dealing in illegal arms, coca etc.i know it's a deliberate act but let's wait and see.

  • Nature Florida 7 years ago

    Great Ghanaians, sweet, I don't know much about the police operations since am an American but have a Ghanaian blood, am curious though. Someone tell me, if the new command he's been sent to is a punishment or degradation, t ...
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  • KING KONG !! 7 years ago

    My friend stop writing those nonsense! Boakye is a. Police man and he is employed to serve Ghana and not Kumasi. Only. And he is to take orders that's all.

  • Sly 7 years ago

    IGP is doing his job. He's reshaping the Policing system in the country. Another corrupt agency in the Nation.

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • Why? 7 years ago

    So the IGP can no.longer make transfers? And is COP Kofi Boakye complaining? Why are we mourning more than the bereaved?

  • T.K. Max. 7 years ago

    Kofi Boakye is the most corrupt dirtiest cop ever in the history of Ghana police force. He recruit all the arm robbers, he set up robberies and arrest innocent people, he arrest drug dealers and cut deals with them and send ...
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  • Citizen 7 years ago

    We want to comment on every thing even when we lack knowledge eg.Police Administration and Transfer of personnel espcially,of Commanders :who have to be rotated from the Districts,Regions to the Headquarters where they become ...
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  • Kessben Kofi aidoo 7 years ago

    Congretolating to COP KO
    F B

  • cool 7 years ago

    Even Nigeria has one capital . There is no second capital in Ghana. Kumasi is the second largest Regional capital

  • Nana 7 years ago

    Are you mad,? to address a King as useless. May God forgive and make you useful

  • Majority people 7 years ago

    Where was that true Catholic than Pope osei who wrote that story when Dampare Akoffo was transferred three times within a year? Ghana is not for a particular party,tribe, ethnic or group but for we who always support the majo ...
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