One of the police officers implicated in the alleged IGP leaked tape, COP George Alex Mensah, has assured that he has no personal issues with the current Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare.
COP Mensah admitted that he may have had some professional concerns at some point, but never have there been personal issues.
“I don’t have any bad blood, but what I do is, I speak my mind whether you like it or not. If you’re my boss and you do what I don’t like, I will tell you, simple. If you hate me for that, that is your problem,” he said.
He made this known on Thursday, August 31, when he appeared before Parliament’s ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the authenticity of a leaked tape plotting the removal of the current IGP.
COP Mensah further revealed that he is not pleased with the work of Dr. Dampare, and he would not deny that anywhere.
“Honourable Chair, I will not deny that fact today, tomorrow or the next day. I will make that statement again that the current Inspector General of Police is not managing the police service well.
“It’s something I’ll not run away from. I’ll say it everywhere, anywhere that I go, and you can do your own investigations. Call police officers underground and find out from them,” he insisted.
COP Mensah, together with Superintendent George Asare, Superintendent Emmanuel Gyebi and Daniel Bugri Naabu, a former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), were implicated in the alleged tape.
They were captured in a conversation ostensibly plotting to remove the current IGP before the 2024 general elections.
Though Mr Naabu confirmed the content of the tape, COP Alex Mensah denied the content, saying portions have been “edited”.
COP Alex Mensah is currently on leave pending retirement from service.