The High Court in Kumasi has advised Chief Inspector Samuel Krah, who brought a lawsuit against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the State over his promotion, to persist in taking the promotion exams, as future opportunities may work in his favor.
Justice Kwasi Anokyi Gyimah, presiding over the case, ruled on Friday that Chief Inspector Krah is not entitled to automatic promotion solely based on his higher academic qualifications.
“After the trial, the Court held inter alia that the plaintiff has failed to prove his claim on the preponderance of probability. The Plaintiff’s attainment of higher academic qualification is not entitled to promotion by reason only of that academic qualification. Thus, depending on the mode of recruitment, an entry to the Police Academy is by competitive examination or by special recommendation in line with Police Service Regulation,” the judgment noted.
The court further encouraged the plaintiff to continue taking the entrance examination, stating: “The Court therefore encourages the Plaintiff to continue writing the entrance examination as he may find favour in the exams in future.”
The court further encouraged Chief Inspector Krah to continue participating in the entrance examinations, suggesting that he might succeed in future attempts.
Chief Inspector Krah had argued that despite his 25 to 30 years of service in the police force, the Police Administration promoted his junior colleagues under the same special amnesty but did not extend the same opportunity to him for entry into the Police Academy and promotion to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).