Superintendent George Asare, a senior police officer implicated in an alleged plot to remove Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has accused Bugri Naabu, the former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), of concocting false allegations against him.
When testifying before the committee investigating the leaked tape on Monday, September 4, Supt. Asare asserted that some of the statements attributed to him were fabricated by Bugri Naabu and did not originate directly from him.
He explained that he had visited Mr. Naabu’s office, where the NPP leader informed him that the government was seeking a new IGP and had asked for his recommendations.
Supt. Asare stated that he had suggested three names: COP Alex Mensah, Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, and Christian Tetteh Yuhuno.
“I went to Mr. Naabu’s office at his invitation… after he informed me that the government was in search of a new IGP and requested my recommendations… I proposed three names, including COP Alex Mensah, Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, and Christian Tetteh Yuhuno,” Supt. Asare said.
He further revealed to the Parliamentary Committee that the meeting, which had been recorded by Bugri Naabu, took place on June 19, 2023, at Mr. Naabu’s office in Osu, Accra.
Supt. Asare was the fourth witness to appear before the committee, following Bugri Naabu, who had previously been questioned.
Additionally, two police officers, Supt. Emmanuel Gyebi and Commissioner George Mensah, had also been interrogated by the Atta Akyea-led committee.
The controversy surrounding the leaked tape escalated when COP Mensah alleged that the IGP was responsible for the recording and possessed the original copy. Consequently, there are calls for the IGP to be summoned as a witness.