Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, raised concerns that the Parliamentary Committee investigating an alleged plot to remove the Inspector General of Police overstepped its authority.

He characterized the issue as "essentially gossip and slander," emphasizing that the Police Service has established procedures for handling such matters, suggesting it was exaggerated.

Criticizing Committee Chair Samuel Atta Akyea, he accused him of conducting proceedings in a manner that suggested he wielded unchecked authority.

Despite the Speaker of Parliament's specific instructions to Committee members, Kofi Bentil accused Akim Abuakwa South MP of acting in ways that suited his own agenda.

“The specific simple matter does not take rocket science to determine, and the Speaker said we should at least do our official job about this because of the important people involved; so do AB and C… Atta Akyea actually just proceeded to hold a court, a full court trial, and then proceed to invite every and all persons to make all manner of allegations,” Bentil told the media.

According to Bentil, “there was no fact to be established, which required the invitation of every and all persons to make all manner of spurious founded and unfounded allegations.”

“The point I’m making is, when a committee is set up by the Speaker with a clear mandate to make groundnut soup, you cannot expand the remit to include making any other soup,” he argued.

Following the submission of its report to Parliament, the committee has faced significant internal strife, highlighted by the Chairman's refusal to sign the report, while all seven other members did.

According to JoyNews sources, Samuel Atta Akyea disagrees with the findings and conclusions of the committee members, and he had advocated for inviting additional witnesses after allegations against the IGP, including accusations of overseeing extrajudicial killings, surfaced.

However, the IGP has denied these allegations.

It is also understood that Samuel Atta Akyea intends to present his own report to the House, outlining his reservations about the initial report. Furthermore, he has denied authorizing the report that was presented to the House.