The former Member of Parliament for the Buem Constituency, Daniel Kwasi Ashiamah, has criticized Commissioner of Police (COP) Alex Mensah for his involvement in an alleged leaked tape discussing the ousting of the current Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akufo Dampare.
The tape, which featured COP Mensah and other high-ranking police officers, also included the former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Bugri Naabu.Ashiamah accused COP Mensah of having ulterior motives aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the police service before his retirement.
He based his criticism on Mensah’s public allegation that IGP Dampare had political ties to former President John Dramani Mahama and maintained regular communication with him.
During an interview with the media on September 5, 2023, Ashiamah insisted that COP Mensah should be compelled to provide concrete evidence to support his claims.
He went further, characterizing COP Mensah as an individual with malevolent intentions toward the police service.
Ashiamah stated, “They have to force him to bring the conversation between Mahama and Dampare. Those are the things. You see because he is going home, he is destroying everything. He is like a witch. When there is a witch in the family, before he/she dies, then the person has killed all the children in the household. That is what he is trying to do, telling us that because he heard Mahama and Dampare talking, he is thinking Dampare and Mahama are close. He is a devil, but he will not succeed. We must tell him in the face.”
He added, “If you want to lobby to become an IGP, you must bring the record of your performance so that Ghanaians and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo can assess and give you the IGP position. Don’t go and tell somebody that Dampare is not doing his work so we should take you.”