Speaker will submit controversy over IGP tape leak to bipartisan committee

The Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, alerted the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to the audio clip that had been released.

The audio shows top police and New Patriotic Party (NPP) officials discussing ways to remove Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.

As soon as he learned about the audio, the Speaker said he would send it to a committee for further inquiry.

This comes after Mr. Armah-Kofi Boah on Wednesday, July 12, submitted an urgent statement about the matter.

In his address to the House, Mr. Bagbin stated, “I would kindly request that the author of the urgent statement deliver the details of the planned statement to us in writing as soon as possible.”

The ex-MP claimed that the written statement would help him “to offer instructions on how the relevant House committee should conduct its probe or inquiry.”

The Ellembelle MP was consequently instructed by him to submit a formal declaration on the subject.

The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has already been rejected by the Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee, James Agalga, who said that the people were only blowing hot air.

President Nana Akufo-Addo has been requested by the Builsa North MP to look into the audio’s originators and prosecute them.

He remarked on Ghana Tonight on Tuesday, July 11: “To begin with, the Minister doesn’t seem to be certain of who the individuals are who were discovered conspiring to thwart the decision of the Ghanaian people in 2024, choosing instead to reassure us that nothing untoward would occur.”

In a subsequent statement, he said, “I believe that the president should set up the system to make sure that those who are accountable are held accountable.”