The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has strongly warned against any possible attempt to remove Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector General of Police.
There were rumours that the IGP was instructed to take an enforced leave of absence and turn over control of his office to his deputy, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, who was allegedly involved in the incident involving the leaked tapes in 2023.
These reports have been denied by the Ghana Police Service, which has reaffirmed the IGP’s dedication to managing the force in accordance with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s orders.
The NDC, however, is unconvinced, questioning the police service’s justification and raising worries about a purported plan to change the IGP as a component of a bigger plot to rig the general election scheduled for December.
Mustapha Gbande, the NDC’s deputy secretary, charged President Akufo-Addo with being careless and putting his own interests ahead of that of the country in an interview with Channel One News.
He stressed that attempts to subvert the nation’s democratic processes will not be tolerated by the NDC.
“We can guarantee President Akufo-Addo that the National Democratic Congress will use all of its power and might to repudiate any attempt to rig the 2024 election,” Nothing will be able to override the people’s will.
“So, if this whole hullabaloo of trying to remove the IGP is about the election, President Akufo-Addo should review his mind and go home as a former president; at least in the minds of Ghanaians, he has made some appointments in the interest of Ghanaians.”
“IGP since he assumed his office, at least if you see the reformation of the Ghana Police Service, you see some seriousness. I have been arrested on a number of occasions by the police. You see some level of discipline, even in terms of the appearance of police personnel. It boosts the image of our country and not the NPP and not President Akufo-Addo. It is not about him, the president; it’s about the country.”
“We have pampered President Akufo-Addo into becoming an irresponsible president, and it’s high time we say it in his face that he cannot think it’s about him all the time.”