Dampare Leaked Tape: COP George Alex Mensah Tells Parliamentary Committee IGP Is Mismanaging Police Service

• COP Alex George Mensah on Thursday appeared before the parliamentary committee probing the leaked take about the plot to remove the IGP
• COP Mensah, director of operations of the Ghana Police Service, said the IGP Dr George Akuffo Dampare is not fit for the top job
• According to COP Mensah, there is low morale among members of the police service because of Dampare's poor leadership

The top police chief whose voice is believed to be on a leaked take calling for the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare to be sacked has spoken for the first time about the issue.

COP Alex George Mensah, who is currently the director of operations of the police service, told a parliamentary committee probing the viral leaked tape said Dr Dampare is destroying the police service.

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"Dampare is not managing the Police Service well and the majority of police officers are not happy. You can call the police officers underground and they will tell you,” COP Mensah told the committee.

COP Mensah, who is on leave pending retirement, made the comment when he appeared before the committee on Thursday, August 31, 2023.

He stressed that the morale of the police personnel has declined significantly since the IGP came to office in 2021.

George Alex Mensah's voice was heard on the leaked tape that the former Northern regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bugri Naabu has admitted he recorded.

Although COP Mensah did not deny that the voice on the tape is his, he suggested that the tape had been doctored.

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Bugri Naabu deny leaking audio about plot to oust IGP

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh has reported in a separate story that former Northern Regional Chairman of the NPP Daniel Bugri Naabu has said he recorded the audio of an alleged plot against the IGP.

Bugri Naabu confirmed to a parliamentary committee that his voice was also in the leaked audio.

Bugri Naabu revealed that the conversation took place within the confines of his office located at Osu.

Ghana Police run to court to stop NDC MPs protest

In a separate story, the Ghana Police Service is in court to halt the Minority in Parliament’s protest against the Bank of Ghana.

Police want the Minority MPs to change the route for the protest because of security concerns.

Deputy Minority Leader Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah accused the police of trying to obstruct the protest.

Source: YEN.com.gh