Bugri Naabu said he recommended Dampare to Akufo-Addo for the position of IGP– Supt Asare

Superintendent George Asare, a witness in the probe into the alleged secret plot to remove the Inspector General of Police(IGP) has disclosed that a former NPP Northern Regional Chairman, Bugri Naabu told him he influenced the selection of the current IGP.

According to Supt Asare, he had been told by Daniel Bugri Naabu that he was the one who suggested to President Akufo-Addo that he appoint Dr. George Akufo-Dampare to lead the police service.

For him, this stance left no doubt that he could influence the authorities to appoint COP George Alex Mensah as the IGP.

“When we met him, in the course of our conversation, he did indicate that he recommended the current IGP to the President,” he explained.

Despite admitting his trust in Mr Naabu’s influence to make COP Alex Mensah an IGP, he told the committee that “if a politician tells you this, as to whether it is true, you leave it as it is.”

“Because I didn’t need any appointment and I wasn’t as well lobbying for anybody,” he added.

The subject is a leaked audio in which police officers were heard conspiring to find a replacement for the current IGP, Dr George Akuffo Dampare.

The three police officers supposedly linked to the tape have been invited to assist the Ad-hoc committee’s probe.

His voice was one of those heard on the secret recording suggesting IGP Dampare’s action may cause the loss of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 election.

He disclosed this to the Parliamentary Committee on Monday, September 4, 2023.