Former Northern Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bugri Naabu has disclosed that President Akufo-Addo was the only person he sent the leaked tape on the plot to remove Dr. George Akuffo-Dampare as the Inspector General of Police.
Appearing before Parliament’s 7-member committee investigating the tape, Bugri Naabu disclosed that he was compelled to release the tape to the President after some senior police officers including one Commander Asare, Commissioner Mensah and Superintendent Gyebi told him the IGP was fighting with the hierarchy of the Army which made him scared.
This was after he was questioned by a member of the committee if he informed the President about what he had been told.
“We’ll that was the more reason why I needed to tape and give the President the tape to hear direct and not from me. I’ve given the tape out to the President, and nobody else.”
He had earlier officially confirmed the authenticity of content of the leaked audio tape, admitting that he personally did the secrete recording.
Mr. Naabu further admitted he recorded the interaction as he gave details how the said commander Asare contacted him to get the IGP out and put commissioner Mensah in place.
In July, a purported secret audio recording emerged detailing an alleged plot by persons believed to be senior members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and a Senior Police Officer to get the current Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, removed from office ahead of the 2024 elections.
At the time, the unidentified individuals involved in the recorded conversation expressed frustration over the IGP’s actions which were not in the interests of the ruling party.
They had issues with his leadership style and alleged association with the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
“I know there are others who are also good for this position. If I don’t get and this man is changed and those people that we think they are our men get it, [I will be happy] … Because we need to break this 8. That is important, we need to break the 8… Because I wouldn’t want doctor to become the flagbearer and then we lose the elections,” one of the men who is reportedly a police officer in the audio is heard saying.”
They believed that achieving the NPP’s ‘Breaking the 8’ agenda, would be impossible with Dampare as the head of the police.
“This IGP is not correct, he won’t help us. Alhaji you have done politics, you know elections is not just…elections, sometimes mafia work is inside… and this man sitting down up there will not help our party to do anything,” the alleged Police officer added.
The other, who identified himself in the tape as a former NPP regional Chairman corroborates his statement by responding “[it’s] not just sometimes, mafia work is inside. As for elections mafia work is involved.”
Source: Kasapafmonline.com
