No serving military officer or Inspector General of Police in the nation is allowed to influence the results of elections, according to Patrick Yaw Boamah, the member of parliament representing Okaikwei Central Constituency.

The MP made this statement today, July 12, 2023, when discussions about the leaked tape that revealed a plot by some top New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Ghana Police Service officials to unseat the current Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, ahead of the 2024 elections began to take place in the house.

He wants to dispel any myths about the IGP's impact on election outcomes.

“Mr Speaker let me put it on record that, no IGP, no serving military officer can determine an election in the country,” he said.

The MP for Tamale Central, Haruna Iddrisu, stated that the President and the Minister of the Interior's first responsibility is to protect the safety and security of the populace.

He underlined the significance of undertaking a forensic audit into the leaked tape in order to determine its contents and uphold the IGP's ethical standards.

Haruna Iddrisu, a former minority leader, also pushed for the creation of a separate police commission to investigate police misconduct.

“The primary duty and the responsibility of the president and by extension the minister of interior is the safety and security of its citizen which is vested right in the hands of the IGP and by extension to preserve our democracy.”

“We want to preserve this democracy; this house must take interest in conducting a thorough forensic audit into the leaked tape in order to establish what is contained in that tape and more importantly to preserve the professional integrity of the IGP,” Haruna continued.