Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has refuted claims suggesting that government plans to win the 2024 elections through the back door.

According to Mr Dery, contrary to claims, government has nothing up its sleeves ahead of the next polls.

Interacting with the media in Parliament today, the minister said: "Let me make it absolutely clear, "this government is not going to tamper with 2024 elections."

His comment comes after a controversial leaked tape gone viral on social media hinted at plans to have the current IGP removed as his presence would affect the chances of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) retaining power.

Per portions of the tape, some anonymous individuals expressed concern over the ability of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to break the 8 should Dr Akuffo Dampare remain in office.

“Alhaji, my only problem (is) this current IGP, if we do (make) a mistake and take him to the elections, it will not help us. It will not help us at all and I will not mind if the position is not given to me but that man is changed; because he will not help us, he will not help us at all. He won’t help the party at all.

“I know there are others who are also good for this position, if I don’t get and this man is changed and those people that we think they are our men get I (it is ok)… Because we need to break this 8. That is important, we need to break the 8,” a voice was heard saying.

But the Interior Minister shot down this claims, stating that the government has been impressed with the work of the current Police administration.

According to the minister, the mantra 'law is a respecter of no persons' has been personified under the leadership of Dr George Akuffo Dampare.

"We have made a lot of progress. We have a police system that is professional that will arrest you whether you are an MP, Minister. They will arrest you even if you are a police officer," he said.

Mr Ambrose Dery further indicated that President Akufo-Addo remains committed to providing Ghanaians a security system that treats all equal before the law.

"What the President of this country made clear right back to the manifesto of the election before the first term was that there was a fear syndrome in Ghana and part of the fear syndrome was that people thought that we had a security system that was not across the board. It favoured a class of people in office who were too big to be touched and therefore the tenant of rule of law that we are equal before the law was not tenable."

"As far as I am concerned. We have made a lot of progress along that line," he added.

Dr George Akuffo Dampare was sworn in as the 23rd Inspector General of the Ghana Police Service in October 2021.

Source: The Independent Ghana | Andy Ogbarmey-Tettey