The recent difficulties the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo-Dampare, has had are a result of his dedication to bringing professionalism to the Ghana Police Service, according to Bernard Monarh, a former chairman of the Peoples National Convention (PNC). Bernard Monarh's remark highlights the IGP's reform attempts facing resistance within the police department. The New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s former Northern regional chairman, Bugri Naabu, acknowledged to recording a conversation he held with a number of senior police officers who were reportedly trying to have the IGP removed from office.

According to Bernard Monarh, a former PNC chairman, the difficulties the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo-Dampare, has had recently are due to his commitment to professionalizing the Ghana Police Service.

The comment made by Bernard Monarh emphasizes how the police department is resisting the IGP's reform initiatives.

Bugri Naabu, the former Northern regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), admitted to recording a conversation he had with many high-ranking police officials who allegedly wanted the IGP removed from office.

“IGP Dampare is in big trouble. The ants are within his dress, biting him. The police don’t like him. His own officers are there, cutting him so that they can remove him.

“What is his crime? That is, he wants to introduce professionalism into the Ghana Police Service,” he said.

Bernard Monarh continued by saying that since the IGP started working, he has won support from the general public due to the improvements he has made to the police force.

He thinks that the Inspector General of Police is merely following the directives that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo gave him when he was appointed to that position.

Bernard Monarh continued by saying that since the IGP started working, he has won support from the general public due to the improvements he has made to the police force.

He thinks that the Inspector General of Police is merely following the directives that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo gave him when he was appointed to that position.

"Even if you didn't like Dampare, what's happening now has made you feel sorry for him. Because the NPPs themselves want a just person.

"And I recall President Akufo-Addo telling the IGP to go do your job as a police officer when he was about to oust him. He emphasized, "Don't come here and take orders from above; that's presumably what he's doing.