The Member of
Parliament (MP) for the Wa West Constituency and a retired police officer,
Peter Toobu, has urged Ghanaians and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to
disregard a leaked tape that suggests the government is planning to rig the
2024 elections by orchestrating the removal of Dr George Akuffo Dampare.
The leaked tape
uncovered a plot involving a high-ranking police officer and a member of the
New Patriotic Party (NPP) to oust the IGP in order to facilitate electoral
rigging in the upcoming general elections.
During an
interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Eyewitness News on Citi FM in
Accra, Mr. Toobu advised Ghanaians to shift their focus to more meaningful
matters and avoid wasting time investigating the claims made in the tape or
attempting to identify the individuals.
“I am saying
that it is below the IGP’s response and I think that if someone is trying to do
all kinds of things to let them fire the IGP and it becomes public knowledge,
it means that the trap has been revealed. So I think that as a nation we should
just let it slide.”
“We should not
waste precious time investigating unethical stuff that has the potential to
dent our democracy when in fact it has been revealed and they can no longer do
it,” he stated.
He, however,
described the tape as despicable and has the intention to paint the Ghana
Police Service (GPS) black if attention is paid to it.
“What we have
gotten from the tape is disgraceful, shameful, and very unethical. If we give
an ear to such things we will destroy the police institution,” he noted.
Meanwhile, the Minority
in Parliament has called on the government to thoroughly investigate the leaked
tape.
Speaking to
journalists, the Ranking Member on the Defense and Interior Committee of
Parliament, James Agalga said such comments pass for treason hence the need for
urgent action to be taken by the government to deal with the concern.
“The actions of
the one behind the audio for me pass for treason. And this matter must be dealt
with as such. It is an attempt to subvert the will of the people in 2024. Such
conducts can compromise the security of our country because if the people
exercise their sovereign will in 2024 and anybody attempts to stand in the way
of our people, clearly we are not going to allow that to happen,” he stated.
Mr Agalga urged
the interior minister to take steps immediately to investigate the matter and
bring the persons involved to book and not just refute the claim and end it
there.
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