President John Agyekum Kufuor has in consultation with the Council of State confirmed Mr Ernest Owusu-Poku as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

This follows the acceptance of a request from the IGP, Mr Peter Nanfuri to go on voluntary retirement.

A statement issued in Accra on Thursday by the Minister of the Interior, Alhaji Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu, expressed the government's appreciation to Mr Nanfuri for the services he has rendered to the state and wished him "a happy, rewarding and relaxing retirement."

Mr Nanfuri went on leave shortly after the new government was sworn in. He had served the Police Service for almost 33 years.