Peter Nanfuri

Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri is the Paramount Chief of the Jirapa Traditional Area with the title Naa Ansoleh Ganaa II. He is a former Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Ghana.

Peter Nanfuri
(Naa Ansoleh Ganaa II)
4th Paramount Chief of the
Jirapa Traditional Area
Assumed office
23 July 2005
Preceded byBapereyiri Yelpore
Inspector General of Police
In office
October 1, 1996 – January 21, 2001
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Preceded byJ.Y.A Kwofie
Succeeded byErnest Owusu-Poku
Personal details
Born (1942-10-12) October 12, 1942
Jirapa, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Alma materUniversity of Ghana

Early life and education

Peter Nanfuri was born at Jirapa, a town in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Nanfuri studied at the University of Ghana, Legon where he obtained B.A. degree in Political Science and a law degree.[1]

Career

Nanfuri worked in various capacities within the Ghana Police Service. He was once the Director of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI)1986 in that deals with state security related issues. In 1996, he was appointed as the Inspector General of Police.[1] Towards the end of his service as IGP, he came under severe pressure due to the serial murder of some women in Ghana.[2] He was replaced as IGP by John Kufuor, shortly after he became President of Ghana.

Chieftaincy

On July 23, 2005, Peter Nanfuri was enskinned as the 4th Paramount chief of the Jirapa Traditional Area. He was publicly presented in his new capacity at the Naa Yelpoe Park at Jirapa on 28 April 2007. His official or royal name or title is Naa Ansoleh Ganaa II. The first Naa Ansoleh Ganaa, was appointed by the British colonial administration with the stool name of Naa Ansoleh Ganaa I. Nanfuri is his great grandson.[3] The previous Paramount Chief, Bapereyiri Yelpore, died seven years earlier. Although Nanfuri's father was a chief, he had to contest this position with some cousins.[4]

References
  1. "Nanfuri outdoored Paramount Chief of Jirapa". Regional News of Sunday, 29 April 2007. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  2. "It would be defeatist to resign — IGP". General News of Wednesday, 20 December 2000. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  3. Ebo Quansah (5 May 2007). "Peter Nanfuri Sits On The Jirapa Skin". New Times Corporation. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  4. Mohamed Caliph (11 April 2007). "Nanfuri Is New Jirapa Chief". General News. Ghana Daily Guide. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
Police appointments
Preceded by
J. Y. A Kwofie		 Inspector General of Police
1996 – 2001		 Succeeded by
Ernest Owusu-Poku
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Bapereyiri Yelpore		 Naa Ansoleh Ganaa II
Paramount Chief of the Jirapa Traditional Area
2005 – present		 Incumbent
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