In a decisive strike against claims of systemic corruption, the Police Administration has formally dismissed allegations of mass malpractice surrounding the recently concluded Police Competitive Promotional Examination (PCPE).
The administration characterised the reports of paper leakages and bribery as not merely “false,” but a calculated attempt to dismantle the credibility of the Ghana Police Service’s most transparent promotional cycle to date.
At the heart of the rebuttal is the Service’s partnership with the University of Cape Coast (UCC).
By outsourcing the examination’s oversight to an external academic authority, the Administration argues it established a firewall against the very favouritism and “pay-to-play” schemes currently being alleged in the media.
The Secretariat maintains that no papers were compromised before the sitting, and claims that officers paid between GH¢70,000 and GH¢100,000 for academy placement were labelled as unsupported by a shred of evidence.
Security protocols were enforced before, during, and after the process to ensure the results remained a pure reflection of candidate merit.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has anchored this administration on an “open-door policy,” yet he warns that transparency is a two-way street. Justice is found in the grievance procedure, not the court of public opinion.
The Administration further clarified that while the majority of placements were earned through raw performance, a special presidential amnesty allowed approximately 300 officers who hit the 50% mark to progress.
This intervention, they argue, was a gesture of morale and career equity rather than a subversion of standards.
”Running to the media and peddling falsehoods will not resolve the matter… use the appropriate channel of communication within the Service and you will be heard.”
The Police Service now poses a direct challenge to its critics: produce the proof or cease the whispers. To publish allegations without verification is to trade the media’s watchdog role for that of a provocateur, creating unnecessary tension within a disciplined force.
The transition from Chief Inspector to the Police Academy is a milestone defined by constitutional clarity and professional rigour. To suggest otherwise without evidence is an affront to those who passed by the sweat of their brow.
The Ghana Police Service remains a bastion of integrity; its gates are open to legitimate grievances, but its walls are high against the spread of institutional slander.
Justice is a process, not a headline.
By RaymondAblorh
