Mahama appoints 15 officers of the Ghana Prisons Service
President John Dramani Mahama has promoted 15 officers of the Ghana Prisons Service, elevating seven Deputy Directors of Prisons to the rank of Director of Prisons and eight Assistant Directors of Prisons to Deputy Directors of Prisons.
In a statement issued on Thursday, October 29, the Service said the appointments took effect from July 1, 2026, in accordance with Article 207 of the 1992 Constitution, following advice from the Prisons Service Council.
The seven officers promoted to Director of Prisons are Abraham Nii Moi Allotey, David Ofosu Addo, Thompson Otsyokpo, Edward Ashun, Joseph Asabre, Alfred Moses Cudjoe and Samuel Fiifi Dontoh.
Mr Allotey serves as the Western Regional Commander and Officer-in-Charge of Sekondi Central Prison, while Mr Ofosu Addo is the Head of Government Business at the Prisons Headquarters.
Mr Otsyokpo is the Bono-Ahafo Regional Commander and Officer-in-Charge of Sunyani Central Prison. Mr Ashun serves as the Greater Accra Regional Commander and Commanding Officer at the Prisons Headquarters, while Mr Asabre is the Central Regional Commander and Officer-in-Charge of Ankaful Maximum Security Prison.
Mr Cudjoe works as a General Staff Officer at the Prisons Headquarters, while Mr Dontoh heads the Procurement Department at the headquarters.
The eight officers promoted from Assistant Directors of Prisons to Deputy Directors of Prisons are Joseph Aggrey-Graham, Gandaa Bekanuo Zunuo, Aaron Agbenyegah Agbo, Michael Osei Akoto, Forson Odei, Naja Daniel Donkor, Nasom Kwabena Bawah and Matilda Nyampong.
The Ghana Prisons Service congratulated the officers on their promotions and wished them success in their new roles.
It also reiterated its commitment to professionalism, discipline and effective leadership in fulfilling its mandate of ensuring the safe custody and welfare of prisoners, as well as their reformation and rehabilitation.
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