Ambrosse Dery, the Minister of Interior, has reacted to a leaked audio recording of a plot to remove the Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare, from office ahead of the 2024 general elections by some high-ranking members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Ghana Police Service.
According to the aforementioned tape, the NPP’s ‘Breaking the 8’ goal will be achieved with the removal of the IGP from office. Based on the conversation, Dampare must be changed since he is impeding the ruling party’s hopes of winning the 2024 elections.
“Alhaji, my only problem is this current IGP. If we make 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,’’ one of the officers of the Ghana Police Service told a bigwig in the NPP, who is believed to be a former regional chairman of the party and now a traditional ruler.
In reaction to this, the Minister of Interior has reassured the populace that no one in the NPP party will be able to subvert the will of Ghanaians.
He made this assertion during a press conference on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, which was monitored by 1Family Radio. He also stated that the NPP had no plans to unseat the present IGP.
“There is no scheme to get rid of anyone. And I want to reassure everyone that there won’t be any violence during the 2024 elections,” he said.
“I can assure you that the president I serve is devoted to and respectful of human rights. We’ll make sure the 2024 elections are peaceful under Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
There is no doubt that no one will attempt to interfere with the decision of the people in 2024, nor will there be any violent election campaigns.
The Interior Minister said, “If you vote us in, you vote us in; if you vote us out, you vote us out.”
Source: 1Familyradio
