Few days after the recently conducted by- election in Assin North in the Central Region where the National Democratic Congress, NDC candidate, James Gyakye Quayson won, it was alleged that the peaceful nature of the election coupled with the victory of the NDC, was sending the the Chief of the Ghana Police Service out of office.
The message speculated and many were those who found it difficult to take it lightly on the New Patriotic Party, NPP Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo- Bawumia- led government, who appointed the police chief.
But responding to the claim for the first time, the Government has strongly refuted allegations of plans to oust the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, from his position prior to the 2024 general elections.
A leaked tape has surfaced, uncovering a plot involving a high- ranking police officer and a member of the New Patriotic Party, aimed at removing the IGP.
The motive behind the plot appeared to be the concern that Dr. Dampare could impede efforts to manipulate the outcome of the 2024 elections.
In response to these claims, the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, addressing a press conference in Parliament on Tuesday, dismissed the allegations, urging the public to disregard them as baseless and unfounded.
He noted that there is no such plot against the Inspector General of Police, emphasizing the importance of upholding the integrity and independence of the police force during the electoral process.
" Tapes will be useful if they relate to a crime, but otherwise No. But I haven' t made that determination whether this is criminal or not. Let me make it absolutely clear that this government is not going to tamper with the 2024 elections. The president does not want to stay one more hour beyond his term. We also want to make sure that we have a free and fair election, " he said.
Meanwhile, the Minority in Parliament has urged the government to thoroughly investigate the leaked tape which suggests that the government aims at rigging the upcoming General Elections following the planned removal of the IGP, Dr George Akuffo Dampare.
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