Chairman of the Special Committee on the IGP leaked tape Samuel Atta Akyea has clashed with some members of the committee . The report presented by Vice Chairman of the committee James Agalga disclosed that, the chairman distanced himself.
According to the Builsa South MP, 5 other members unanimously endorsed the content of the report, which indicted the senior police officers met former NPP Northern Regional Chairman Bugri Naabu hatched a plot to remove Dampare as IGP.Another member of the committee Supt.
Retired Peter Toobu argued that the officers failed to back their claims including extra judicial killings with evidence. Chairman of the committee Samuel Atta Akyea however vehemently disagreed with the assertions. According to the Abuakwa South MP, the minority members of the committee blocked the invitation of a witness whose testimony could have assisted in determining the veracity of the extra judiciary killings allegations.
The development resulted in some heated exchanges compelling the speaker to suspend sittings.After resumption, the speaker stood down the item inviting the committee to a meeting to thrash out their differences. He declared the report presented as null and void. Rt.Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, however, ruled that members of Parliament and journalists should be guided and circumspect when commenting on the matter.
