"This is just not fair", the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo-Dampare has expressed his displeasure with his name being drawn into the ongoing parliamentary probe involving senior Police officers, COP Alex Mensah and Supt. George Asare who are alleged to have conspired to remove the IGP from office.
COP Alex Mensah and Supt. George Asare, appearing before the Parliamentary Committee investigating the leaked audio which exposed their plot, made wild allegations against the IGP, accusing him of poorly running the Police Service and nepotism among others.
The IGP is also accused of working against the governing New Patriotic Party to lose next year's general elections.
The officers, specifically COP Alex Mensah, further made an emphatic statement before the Committee that Dr. Dampare masterminded the secret audio recording, hence compelling him to appear before the Committee to set the record straight.
Responding to the allegations, the IGP, in a teary tone of voice, asked; "Are we killing patriotism?"
Recounting the effect of the allegations on him, he stated; "I felt in my spirit that this is just not fair. Honorable Chair, it is just not fair!...That anybody can just get up, make allegations upon allegations and people who go across the country at times 48 hours without sleep just keeping the country at peace will be called to come and answer allegations that are unfounded and that becomes something".
"Anyway I'm here; I have no choice. I have no choice and have come and I say it to glory of God, my Maker who sustains me everyday, I will speak to the matters as you direct and I am doing this because of the respect I have for myself, for my family, especially my children and wife, for the office that I occupy, for my brothers and sisters who are sitting behind me that we have pulled ourselves together in an unprecedented manner in a team work to get these things and for the respect I have for the instutitons of State including the Parliament we are here today and more importantly the respect I have for Mr. President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the honor that he has done me for making me the Inspector General of Police to work with my colleagues and equally more importantly for the respect I have for the good people of this country", he expressed his disappointment.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Please, Mr. IGP let us address the issue. Everyone in Ghana has family and we shouldn't draw God into things like this. Address the allegation! Simple!
Well said Peter.
IGP, question is; if someone or some people makes an unfounded allegation against you and you don't come out to also give your side of the story, how will people know those allegations against you are unfounded? I think you should rather be grateful to the committee for giving you the opportunity to clear the air on those allegations. Initially i was made to believe COP Alex Mensah was a Superintendent when you ( Dampare) were Seargent, thus making him your senior. Today you spoke on the issues of how you took advantage of the educational policy in the police service to rise through the ranks to become a Commissioner of Police thus making you the senior among your colleague Commissioners. If you hard not appeared before the committee, this misconception that a junior had been made the IGP over his seniors would have won the sympathy of those who were lobbying for the IGP position. To that extent i disagree when you said " This is just not fair". Again, the fact that you have been offered the opportunity to speak to the issues raised will eliminate any pain you are/were harbouring in you. The committee rather gave you a " pain reliever."