The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has clarified that he us no hand in the interdiction and de-interdiction of the two police officers in the leaked tape aimed at ousting him.
According to him, that decision was taken by the Police Council and also in his absence.
Speaking at the Parliament’s Committee on the leaked tape, he said "This is another thing. People have tried to use this against me. The truth of the matter is this, when all these things happened, whiles we were focused on ensuring that we work as a team across the country, and also across all the other security agencies, we got to a point and these things happen, and you feel pained that your own brothers can go and do these things against you, but you forgive them because such is nature, the more you forgive, the more you become stronger and preserve your health so I moved on but I said whatever is going on, I recuse myself from the whole process"
"So I was not part of whatever decision that was taken to interdict or de-interdict anyone. It is a matter that was considered at the Police Council and they handled it in my absence"
"And anytime, any issue about this particular incident is discussed anywhere within the Police leadership, they fill my absence because I think and believe that is the right thing to do and that is what happened"
"I am not involved in the interdiction and de-interdiction of anyone. I thank you"
He charged the officers in the leaked tape to stop trying to put heads of the leaders of the various security agencies against eachother.
"It is shameful and not good for this country and you cannot do this. You should stop it. They can use any other thing to get what they want but they should not use that. They should be patriotic, because that is the only place we have called home (Ghana)"
"So in their quest to achieve their selfish interests, they should not create confusion. We will continue to work as various institutions for our beloved country"
It will be recalled tat the two officers at the centre of the leaked tape aimed at ousting the IGP were said to have been interdicted over the saga.
However, the two officer have however been re-interdicted.
Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith
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