In reaction to a tweet by the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has chastised the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, for his "intolerance."
Mr Gyamfi said in a Facebook post that the response to what he called an innocent tweet had the potential to sabotage diplomatic relations between the two nations.
Mr Gyamfi said, "There is absolutely nothing wrong with the tweet by the British High Commissioner, which appears to have enraged our famous IGP."
"I'm not convinced Dampare would have disgraced himself and the country in this way if he had read Article 3(d) of the Vienna Convention."
Mr Gyamfi also said that the IGP's reaction was unsurprising, considering the rise in harassment, human rights violations, and extrajudicial executions of innocent Ghanaians by rogue elements in the Ghana Police Service.
"It's no surprise that harassment, human rights violations, and extrajudicial killings of innocent Ghanaians are on the rise, thanks to some rogue elements in the Ghana Police Service." IGP Dampare must understand that the Police Service, like any other human organization, is not impenetrable to criticism. A leader worth his salt owes it to the public to work on repairing the police's tarnished image and rebuilding public trust in the force. The new dawn of policing does not include defending wrongdoing while snapping at legitimate criticism.
To say the least, the IGP's arrogance and intolerance in reaction to an innocuous tweet from the British High Commissioner to Ghana is revolting.
His letter dated May 20, 2022, which is attached to this article, is in poor taste and has the potential to jeopardize Ghana's long-standing diplomatic ties with the United Kingdom.
There is simply nothing wrong with the British High Commissioner's tweet, which appears to have enraged our celebrity IGP. I doubt Dampare would have disgraced himself and the country in this manner if he had read Article 3(d) of the Vienna Convention.
It's no surprise that harassment, human rights violations, and extrajudicial killings of innocent Ghanaians are on the rise, thanks to some rogue individuals in the Ghana Police Service. IGP Dampare must understand that the Police Service, like any other human organization, is not impenetrable to criticism. A leader worth his salt owes it to the public to work on repairing the police's tarnished image and rebuilding public trust in the force. He promised us a new dawn of policing, not defending wrongdoing while snapping at real criticism.
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