It appears former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bugri Naabu, is a man of few words, as his lips remained tight on commenting about how the probe into a leaked tape on plans to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has developed.
On Wednesday, Mr Bugri Naabu returned to Parliament to face the adhoc committee again following testimonies by IGP Dr George Dampare, Supt Emmanuel Gyebi, COP Alex Mensah and Supt George Asare.
COP Alex Mensah and Supt George Asare both noted that the tape in the public domain that was recorded by Chief Naabu has been doctored.
Chief Naabu is expected to address this and more refuted claims. Ahead of the in-camera hearing, the media approached Chief Naabu for his comments on the investigations so far.
He refused to speak, explaining that “If I talk here, it means that it’s against the rules of the law.”
Asked whether he has heard the commentaries on the matter so far on social media, Bugri Naabu said “I don’t want to talk about it, now.”
This remark did not prevent the media from pushing further. An insistent male voice then asked if he, Bugri Naabu, is sad about the development of the case.
The response was not expected. Chief Naabu who seemed to have drawn inspiration from a widely circulated funny video said “my friend, forget about it.”
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He added: “I’m not ready”. The journalist in question and Bugri Naabu smiled after the comment. The journalist then informed Chief Naabu he would expect his cooperation after the in-camera hearing.
The phrase “if you don’t get it, forget about it” became viral after a man tried to explain what C.V. is. Definitely not aware of its meaning, he tried to snub the interviewer with the comment.