The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare has rubbished claims that his administration is the worst ever when compared to those of his predecessors.

His comment comes after claims by COP George Alex Mensah, one of the individuals being investigated for a leaked tape plotting the ousting of the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

COP George Alex Mensah, who reappeared before the parliamentary committee tasked by Speaker Alban Bagbin to probe the leaked tape, on September 1, emphatically stated that in the history of IGPs, Dr George Akuffo Dampare is the worst.

"What I said yesterday, if you give me a chance, I'll say so again. He is not managing the police service well.

"And for me, for the 31 years that I've been in the service, I can tell you that he is the worst IGP we have ever had in this country," he said.

This assertion, according to the IGP, is false as his works have seen the Police Service being put on a great pedestal. Appearing before the Parliamentary Committee probing the leaked tape on his ousting, the IGP noted that his administration has achieved so much compared to what he, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, had come to meet.

He said: "By the grace of God and the honour done me by His Excellency the President, Nana Akufo-Addo Addo, we committed ourselves to transforming the organization to become the best institution in the country and a reference point for Africa and beyond in a team work fashion based on Genesis 1:26.

"So even granted that I am the worst, then all collectively are the worst including my brother (COP Alex Mensah) who was serving in that capacity as member of the team that I lead."

He therefore said: "So I think it was a slip of tongue on his part."

The IGP continued saying: "But let me speak to the issue, this is what it is. The current administration wants to be the best in terms of all those who have come before us. And we have a good reason for that. We are there, getting on to become the best in the history of the country.

"The reason we want to be the best and we are getting to become the best as a police administration under my leadership. When most of our forebears were there, we were, we saw what they did right and the challenges they faced.

"So being a graduate of management and leadership and a continuous student of sociology, psychology and philosophy, it is just clear that when you saw your forebearers were doing and have this opportunity, you surely should perform better than them. It is simple. You do what they were doing right. Learn from their mistakes and do better. There is no way you cannot be better than them."

Dr George Akuffo Dampare therefore came to the conclusion that "it is not true that my administration is the worst. It can never be."

According to the IGP, his ambition is to ensure the future generation of police officers do better than the current generation and right the wrong that may have been committed.

"We want those who come after us to be better than us by the same yardstick. They are watching us in terms of what we are doing, those we are getting right and the challenges that we are facing," he said.