The Police Administration has announced the promotion of two thousand one hundred and fifty-five officers including Mrs Shiella Kessie Abayie-Buckman, its Director of Public Affairs.

Mrs Abayie-Buckman was promoted from Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to Superintendent, the Police announced in a tweet congratulating all promoted officers who were promoted effective January 1, 2019.

The promoted Officers include eight Assistant Commissioners of Police who have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police; one Superintendent of Police promoted to Chief Superintendent of Police; seven Deputy Superintendents of Police promoted to the rank of Superintendents and one hundred and fourteen Assistant Superintendents of Police promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendents of Police.

The rest are two hundred and forty-three Inspectors promoted to the rank of Chief Inspectors; seven hundred and nineteen Sergeants promoted to the rank of Inspectors; one thousand and twenty Corporals promoted to the rank of Sergeants; thirty- four Lance Corporals promoted to the rank of Corporals and nine Constables promoted to the rank Lance Corporals.

"These promotions are administrative and in line with the Officers satisfying provisions in regulations 37 of the Police Service Regulations 2012 (C.I. 76)," the tweet disclosed.

"Congratulations to all the newly promoted Officers including Superintendent Mrs Shiella Kessie Abayie-Buckman, the Director of Public Affairs".