Daniel Bugri Naabu, the former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has stated that he paid someone to record the conversation on the leaked tape, which supposedly caught a scheme to depose the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare.
Bugri Naabu testified before the Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Committee probing the leaked tape on Monday, saying, “I didn’t do it myself, but I asked someone who knows how to do the recording to come and do it for me.” I did not use a telephone. I went to the mall and bought this common tape.”
Mr Naabu claimed that he filmed the meeting with the three high-ranking police officers because the problems being addressed were critical, and he also wanted evidence to present to the president.
He further said that President Akufo-Addo was given a copy of the leaked recording.
The former Northern Regional Chairman of the NPP also acknowledged the authenticity of the disputed leaked audio, which supposedly revealed a conspiracy to depose the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.
Bugri Naabu said openly that the important conversation that caused the scandal took place between himself and three other high-ranking Police Officers.
He went on to name the three officers as Commander Asare, COP Mensah, and Superintendent Gyebi.
Furthermore, Bugri Naabu disclosed that the discussion occurred in his office in Osu, near the Osu Police Station.
According to his version, two senior officials contacted him with a plan to lobby for the IGP’s dismissal. According to the officers, the rationale for this request was that Dr Akuffo Damapre’s activities were believed to coincide more closely with the objectives of the opposition NDC, potentially hurting the governing party’s chances in the impending 2024 elections.
According to him, the request by the highest officials worried him, so he decided to film them to make any rejection impossible.
The Ad-Hoc Committee is chaired by the acclaimed Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, and includes a legal and human rights specialist, Dr. Isaac Lartey Annan.
This group has been tasked with investigating both the validity of the leaked audio and the complex charges that have captivated the nation’s attention.
