Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande has opined that the reported removal of Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare is part of government’s plan to rig the 2024 general election.
Over the weekend, wild reports suggested that President Akufo-Addo has directed the IGP to proceed on leave.
Speaking to the media on Sunday, June 30, Mustapha Gbande warned that if indeed the removal of the IGP is true, the NDC will also move to resist any attempt to rig the 2024 general election.
He said the party will do so with no regret.
“We can assure President Akufo-Addo that any attempt to rig the 2024 election will be resisted by the strength and might of the National Democratic Congress without any regret. There is nothing that will prevail over the will of the people,” Mustapha Gbande cautioned.
The NDC Deputy Secretary continued, “So, if this whole hullabaloo of trying to remove the IGP is about the election, President Akufo-Addo should review his mind and go home as a former president, at least in the minds of Ghanaians, he has made some appointments in the interest of Ghanaians.
“IGP since he assumed his office, at least if you see the reformation of the Ghana Police Service, you see some seriousness. I have been arrested on several occasions by the police. You see some level of discipline, even in terms of the appearance of police personnel. It boosts the image of our country and not the NPP and not President Akufo-Addo. It is not about him, the president, it’s about the country.”
According to Mustapha Gbande, President Akufo-Addo has been pampered into becoming an irresponsible president.
He said it’s high time Ghanaians told the President in his face that he cannot think about himself all the time.
Source: modernghana.com
