These wild allegations have brought me and my family pain -IGP Dampare laments over allegations by senior police officers in leaked tape controversy
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Dampare Akuffo, has spoken out about the anguish caused by the serious allegations made against him by some senior police officers in the midst of the leaked tape controversy.
These allegations, lacking concrete evidence, have had a profound impact not only on his personal reputation but also on his family and the entire police service.
One of the key figures in the alleged plot to remove the current IGP, COP George Mensah, asserted that Dr. Dampare orchestrated the recording of the leaked tape and possessed the original copy.
COP Mensah made these claims during his appearance before the ad-hoc parliamentary committee investigating the matter.
In an emotional address before the parliamentary committee probing the leaked tape, IGP Dampare disclosed the extensive pain and distress caused by these allegations, which he emphasized were baseless and unsupported by evidence.
“Instead of them to focus on the matter, they came out with wild allegations, that touched my person, the police leadership that I lead, and the entirety of the police service. Until today I’m now being told that they have some evidence. Without a shred of evidence, at the time that they were making the allegations, not a shred of evidence.
“Those wild allegations without a shred of evidence have brought a lot of pain to me, my family across the country and especially my wife and children. The pain also to my team, my command, and thousands of police personnel. I, an innocent person focusing on my job and working with my team to keep the country safe, have to be called here to answer unsubstantiated claims. This is just not fair, are we killing patriotism that anybody can just wake up and make allegations?” the IGP lamented.
He further revealed that these unsubstantiated allegations had a profound impact on his family, especially his wife and children, and had caused pain to his entire police team and the thousands of police personnel under his command.
IGP Dampare expressed his deep respect for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the police service, and the institutions of the state. He emphasized that his appearance before the parliamentary committee was driven by his commitment to upholding respect for these institutions and the people of Ghana.
“I’m here I have no choice, I’m doing this because of the respect I have for myself, my family especially my wife and children, and for the respect, I have for institutions of state, and more importantly the respect I have for the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the respect I have for Ghanaians. I’m here to answer all your questions, on wild allegations by my brothers,” Dampare stressed.
In the midst of the controversy, Daniel Bugri Naabu, the former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), revealed that he recorded the controversial leaked tape in order to protect his party. This revelation adds a new layer of complexity to the ongoing investigation.
