The General Secretary of the Conventions Peoples Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has voiced her disapproval regarding the ongoing parliamentary committee hearings aimed at probing allegations stemming from a leaked tape.
She believes that these proceedings have unnecessarily placed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in a vulnerable position.
The ad-hoc committee investigating the leaked tape had invited the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, for a public hearing on September 12 and an in-camera hearing on September 13, 2023, to respond to the allegations made against him.
Nana Yaa Jantuah’s viewpoint is that the IGP of the country should not have been subjected to a public hearing based on what she describes as a flimsy tape.
“To me, you do not be a man this low. The IGP of a country, you don’t bring him this low. You don’t put the IGP in public like this.
“Unless the person is out of office, commits murder or is engaged in any corruption, not on a flimsy tape,” she said.
She emphasized that the IGP should not have been brought down to this level, unless he had left office, committed a serious offense like murder, or was involved in corruption.
“What is in the conclave of the police service, we don’t know. All we know and care about is the fact that we have an IGP who is working.
“So, if we allow the IGP to come into the public to say, ‘I am pained’ do you think an armed robber will respect him?” she quizzed.
She argued that exposing the IGP to such a public hearing could negatively affect his ability to command respect, particularly in law enforcement situations.
She questioned whether an armed robber would respect the IGP after such a public ordeal.
Nana Yaa Jantuah also highlighted the importance of not publicly debating the internal workings and deliberations within the police service. She believes that the focus should be on more critical issues, such as improving the electoral process and ensuring that people can vote easily, rather than giving undue attention to a recorded conversation among individuals.
In summary, Nana Yaa Jantuah is critical of the public hearing involving the IGP based on a leaked tape, emphasizing that it could harm his reputation and affect his effectiveness in law enforcement.
She suggested that more important matters should be the focus of parliamentary committees.
“Some individuals met somewhere to have their conversation and one person among them decided to record. If the person decided to record, why then do you give credence to it such that there is a whole parliamentary committee? When the Electoral Commission is unable to register people to vote.
“There is no parliamentary committee that is set up to investigate and find out how people will even get to their locations. Also, to find out how we can set up electoral areas to allow people to vote effortlessly,” she argued.