Aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Kennedy Ohene Agyapong claims he has advised the party not to make the error of dismissing Dr. George Akuffo Dampare as Inspector General of Police (IGP).
He claims that the IGP has excelled in the nation’s effort to combat armed robbery.
He said that despite past disagreements with the IGP, he thought the police chief’s performance had been excellent.
“If you go to the police headquarters, you will realise 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.
“How many times have you heard of armed robbery since Dampare was made IGP? People were being killed and their money was being stolen in broad daylight. How many times have you seen this since Dampare came into office? I have called one of the guys (in the leaked tape) who is from my village and blasted him. We don’t like change,” the NPP firebrand told Kumasi-based Kessben FM.
He added that the IGP’s foresight is demonstrated by the change at the police headquarters.
“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”.
The lawmaker’s remarks follow public interest in the work of the special parliamentary committee formed to look into the alleged IGP removal plot by some senior police officers that was allegedly caught on tape.
