The National Communication’s Director of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Sylvester Sarpong, has expressed his disappointment over the leaked tape saga involving the former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu, and some senior police officers.
Speaking on NeatFm, 100.9 fm, Sarpong said that he was saddened by the fact that parliament had nothing better to discuss than the alleged plot to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, when Ghana was facing economic hardship and people were suffering.
“Considering the current economic challenges facing Ghana, the struggles people are enduring to secure food, and the overall pressure in the country, it’s disheartening that parliament convened solely to address an issue involving Bugri Naabu and a leaked tape. This situation saddens me deeply,” he said.
He said that Bugri Naabu had breached the trust and confidentiality of the traditional authorities, who have judicial powers similar to those of the court, by exposing his conversation with them. He wondered if Bugri Naabu was doing this for attention or for some benefit from the Akufo-Addo palace.
“Our traditional authorities hold judicial powers similar to those of the court, especially in matters related to chieftaincy. There exists an element of attorney-client privilege between chiefs and their subordinates. Therefore, when someone confides in a chief, there is an expectation of confidentiality. Bugri Naabu had a fiduciary duty to maintain the privacy of such conversations, but he has breached that trust,” Mr Sarpong explained.
He also lamented that Bugri Naabu had exposed the sad reality of partisanship in the security sector.
“I find myself wondering whether Bugri Naabu seeks attention to gain popularity on social media or if there might be other motives behind his actions, or maybe he is a contractor at the Akufo-Addo palace. His actions have exposed a disheartening reality: the existence of ‘NPP police’ and ‘NDC police,’ as well as ‘NDC immigration officers’ and ‘NPP immigration officers’ in Ghana,” he mentioned.
Bugri Naabu has admitted to secretly recording his conversation with Superintendent Asare and COP Mensah, who allegedly tried to persuade him to implicate Dr Dampare in an attempt to discredit his administration and subsequently depose him. He has also been caught in fresh leaks with corruption implications, involving contracts, and his inclusion in the police payroll.
Parliament has set up a committee to investigate the matter and has summoned Bugri Naabu and the police officers involved to appear before it. The committee is chaired by the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta-Akyea.
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