The greatness of a leader is not measured by the noise of his arrival, but by the depth of the silence he leaves in the wake of chaos. When President John Dramani Mahama made the calculated, often-criticised decision to extend the mandate of IGP Christian Tetteh Yuhonu, the skeptics sharpened their pens. Today, those pens are dry, silenced by the sheer weight of operational excellence. Yuhonu has not merely served; he has vindicated the Presidency. He has not merely led; he has transformed the very marrow of Ghanaian policing.
In an era where leadership is often manufactured by “media fertiliser”, expensive PR firms and choreographed photo ops, IGP Yuhonu stands as a rare, organic breed. He arrived without the fanfare of cameras or the vanity of microphones. While others sought the spotlight, Yuhonu sought the criminal. The results are not found in trending hashtags, but in the peace of the Ghanaian street.
The transformation we witness today is nothing short of a security miracle. For years, it seemed the Ghana Police Service was either willfully blind or structurally paralyzed. Crimes that once felt “unsolvable” are now being dismantled with surgical precision. This raises a haunting, rhetorical question for the nation: Were the police previously covering for criminals, or were they simply looking elsewhere? That we can even ask such a question highlights the radical shift Yuhonu has engineered. The police didn’t just become capable overnight; they were finally given a commander who prioritises patriotism over politics.
If one requires a monument to Yuhonu’s brilliance, look no further than the clinical collaboration with Nigerian authorities to rescue our kidnapped compatriots. It was a feat of intelligence and diplomacy that won the hearts of the cynical. It proved that under Yuhonu, the Ghanaian uniform is respected far beyond our borders.
”When our servicemen falter, we are quick to castigate. When they perform with the extraordinary grace of Christian Tetteh Yuhonu, we must not be stingy with our commendation.”
This is not mere performance; it is a template. Yuhonu’s operational strategies deserve more than applause, they deserve academic and institutional study. He represents the practical application of the “Reset” promised by the President. He is the living embodiment of Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL); for if the Attorney General, the Chief Justice, and our State Attorneys mirrored his patriotic ferocity, the Ghanaian dream of recovering all loot would no longer be a distant horizon, but a present reality.
Mr. President, the Council of State need not deliberate long on this. There is a consensus in the markets, the cathedrals, the shrines, and the civil society boardrooms: Yuhonu is the best IGP in recent memory. He has defended your judgment not with words, but with an ironclad record of safety.
To let such a man exit the stage without a National Honour would be a stain on our sense of gratitude. Service of this magnitude must be appreciated beyond the cold terms of an engagement contract. We must honour the man who gave Ghanaians hope when the darkness of insecurity threatened to consume us.
IGP Yuhonu has proven that institutional rot is not permanent. He has shown that with the right man at the helm, the Ghana Police Service can be the shield of the people rather than the stick of the elite.
Mr. President, listen to the heartbeat of the nation. Celebrate this rare breed. Let the history books reflect that when Ghana needed a guardian, you provided Yuhonu, and Yuhonu provided peace. He is the standard. He is the reset. He is, quite simply, the finest we have.
By Raymond Ablorh
