The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has refuted any existing professional association with the former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu.

Appearing before the parliamentary committee tasked to probe the leaked tape that could lead to his removal from office on Tuesday, September 12, Dr Dampare said: “I do not have any working relationship with him [Bugri Naabu]”. he had never visited me in my office”.

When asked if he had enlisted Bugri Naabu to secretly record the leaked tape, the IGP unequivocally responded with a "No."

Bugri Naabu himself confirmed the authenticity of the contentious leaked tape, asserting that he had hired someone to record the conversation. This confirmation was made during his appearance before the committee investigating the matter on Monday, August 28, 2023.

Superintendent George Asare informed the committee that Bugri Naabu had claimed he recommended Dr. George Akuffo Dampare to the President before his appointment as the IGP. He also alleged that his information suggested that the IGP had orchestrated the recording of their conversation with Bugri Naabu.

The IGP had previously requested that the three implicated senior police officers be excluded from the proceedings during his testimony in the ongoing leaked tape probe. However, the Chairman of the Committee, Samuel Atta Akyea, rejected this request, asserting that the IGP would not be harmed if those officers were present during his testimony.

The leaked audio purportedly captured a scheme by the NPP to remove the current IGP, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, and manipulate the 2024 elections.

During his appearance before the parliamentary committee tasked with investigating the leaked tape on Monday, August 28, 2023, Bugri Naabu confirmed the authenticity of the audio recording.

In a candid admission, Bugri Naabu confirmed that the crucial conversation, which had stirred controversy, had indeed taken place in his office near the Osu Police Station, involving himself and three other high-ranking Police Officers named as Commander Asare, COP Mensah, and Superintendent Gyebi.