Kennedy Agyapong, a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and chairman of the Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament, has issued a caution to the government regarding any potential plans to oust the current Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.
Agyapong expressed his belief in Dampare’s exceptional performance as IGP, highlighting the substantial reduction in robberies throughout the country as evidence of his success.
He stated, “If you go to the police headquarters, you will realize that the man (Dr Dampare) has done well… I have fought with him once because of his refusal to act when the killer of JB Danquah confessed to him, but he has done really well,” during an interview.
Agyapong further pointed out the significant decrease in armed robberies since Dampare assumed the position of IGP, emphasizing that such incidents were previously common, with people being killed and robbed in broad daylight.
He also commended the transformation of the police headquarters as a testament to Dampare’s forward-thinking approach.
“Since I became the head of the defence and interior committee, we have had a number of IGPs, and this man (Dampare) what he has done, I don’t think we are being fair to him… Don’t make the mistake of removing him. Under him, the rate of armed robbery has reduced drastically; he has transformed the police headquarters; the place looks so clean and beautiful”, Agyapong added.
Agyapong’s remarks come at a time when there is heightened public interest in the work of the special parliamentary committee tasked with investigating an alleged plot by some senior police officers, as captured on tape, to remove Dampare from his position.
