Until his appointment, Rear Admiral Quashie who takes over from Lt. Gen Peter Blay was the Chief Naval Staff.
A highly placed source at the Office of the President yesterday said Air Vice Marshall Samso-Ojey retained his position as Chief of Air Staff, with Commodore Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro, former Chief of Staff at the Defence Headquarters, taking over as Chief of Naval Staff.
Brigadier-General Richard Opoku-Adusei, former General Officer Commanding the Northern Command of the Ghana Army, will become the Chief of Army Staff.
The source said the appointments were in line with the powers conferred on the President, who is also the Commander-In-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces.
The President is expected to swear in the service chiefs later Thursday.
Major changes in Police
The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan, has made major changes in the top hierarchy of the Ghana Police Service.
The Changes did not affect only some members of the Headquarters Management Advisory Board (HEMAB), but also saw elevation of a number of service personnel to higher positions.
According to a March 27, 2013 correspondence, signed by Mr Alhassan, the Deputy Accra Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has been elevated to the position of Regional Commander, with Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACOP) Mr Timothy Bonga Yoosa, the Divisional Commander for the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU), to superintend all MTTU operations in the country.
Mr Awuni will be replaced by Chief Superintendent Mohammed Suraji, the incumbent Director of the Community Police Unit.
As part of the administrative changes, which are to take effet from April 1, 2013, DCOP Mr David Ampah-Bennin moves from Toechnical Services to become the Director-General, Department of Public Affairs.
The Central Regional Police Commander, Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr Stephen Andoh-Kwofie, takes over from DCOP Mrs Mina Ayim as Director-General, Welfare.
DCOP Ayim, however, remains at the Police Headquarters. The correspondence said COP Alhaji Hamidu Mahama has been reassigned to Special Duties, while COP Mr Patrick Timbillah moves from the Accra Region to become the Director-General of Human Resources Development.
It said COP Mr James Oppong-Buanuh moves from the Police Intelligence and Professional Bureau (PIPS) to become the Director-General responsible for Service, while COP Mr Frank Adu-Poku becomes the Director-General, Technical.
In other changes, DCOP Mr Kofi Boakye becomes the new Western Regional Police Commander, while the Northern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Mr George Tuffuor, takes over from Mr Boakye as Director, Training and Education.
It named the Upper East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Mr Bright Oduro, as the Commandant of the Police College to replace DCOP Mr Yaagy Akuribah, who moves to head the Eastern Region.
The incumbent Director-General, Legal and Prosecutions, DCOP Mr Ken Yeboah, moves to take over as Northern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Mr Alex Quainoo, heading for the Upper East Region as Commander.
It said the Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander, ACOP Mr Kwasi Mensah Duku, is the new Upper West Regional Commander, while ACOP Mr Simon Yaw Afeku, Director, Operations, becomes the Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander.
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