Today, September 4, 2023, the meetings of the Parliamentary Committee looking into a leaked audio recording on the alleged scheme to have Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), removed are anticipated to continue.
The committee has already questioned the key witness, Chief Bugri Naabu, the former Northern Regional Chairman of the NPP.
The Atta Akyea-led committee has been questioning two police officials since the presence of Bugri Naabu, Supt. Emmanuel Gyebi and crucial witness, Commissioner George Mensah.
Following assertions made by COP George Mensah that the IGP directed the tape's recording, possesses the original copy, and must be contacted if the committee needs the tape, various people have voiced contrasting views on the matter.
Former Deputy Defence Minister Major Derrick Oduro (Rtd.) disagrees with James Agalga, a member of the committee looking into the matter, who claimed that the committee might ask the IGP to assist in the inquiry.
Major Derrick Oduro stated, "There is no need for the IGP to be invited because it is an allegation against him, I don't know the terms of reference [of the Committee], and we are talking about a leaked tape, and I'm not sure the terms of reference cover anything that will warrant the invitation of the IGP. Therefore, I don't think it is in a good direction for them to invite the IGP."