The member of Parliament for Builsa North James Agalga, has asked Interior Minister Ambrose Dery to look into an audio recording that purports to show NPP members plotting to oust Dr. George Akuffo Dampare as Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The activity of the person responsible for the take, according to Mr. Agalga, a member of the Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament, is treasonous and must thus be properly probed.
The former Deputy Interior Minister told journalists in Parliament on Tuesday, July 11 that “If the audio is authenticated then it will mean that there are people within the government circus, the NPP, who have resorted to evil machinations to subvert the will of the electorate in 2024. That for me, is an important revelation that must be taken very seriously.
“The actions of the one behind that audio, for me, pass for treason and this matter must be dealt with as such, it passes for treason, it is an attempt to subvert the will of the Ghanaian people in 2024, and the ramifications can be very dire. We do not dismiss what has been said, the revelations in that audio are very serious and so for me, rather than dismiss what is contained in the audio, I will urge the Interior Minister to take steps very quickly to get to the bottom of the matter and persons suspected to be responsible for that audio need to be investigated.”
Ambrose Dery, the interior minister, has denied rumors that leaders of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) are plotting to have the Inspector General of Police removed.
On Tuesday, July 11, he told journalists in Accra, Ghana, “There is no plot to get rid of anybody.”
“I can assure you that I work for a president who is committed to and respectful of human rights,” he continued. As long as Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is President, 2024 will be a peaceful year.
There is no doubt that no one will try to undermine the decision of the people in 2024, nor will there be any violent election campaigns. If you vote for us, we’ll get in; if you don’t, we’ll get out. Portions of an audio that allegedly captures the plot to remove Dr Dampare said that “Alhaji, my only problem… this current IGP if we do a mistake and take him to the elections, it will not help us.
“It will not help us at all and I will not mind if the position is not given to me but that man is changed; because he will not help us, he will not help us at all… he won’t help the party at all.
“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 I (it is ok)t… 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 senior officers told the senior NPP members who is believed to be a former regional chairman of the party and now a traditional ruler.”
