Former Deputy Defence Minister, Major (Rtd) Derrick Oduro has expressed his belief that the ongoing parliamentary ad-hoc committee inquiry into allegations aimed at removing Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, should have been conducted privately, away from public scrutiny.

Major Oduro contended that certain aspects of the investigation involve sensitive matters that could jeopardize public security, which is why he made this suggestion.

Speaking to the media on Friday, September 1, 2023, the former Deputy Defence Minister also stressed that some of the comments made by the outgoing Director General, Technical of the Ghana Police Service, COP George Mensah, undermine the IGP's authority and the president's directives.

“I thought it was going to be an administrative inquiry so that some of these things don’t come out. This should have been done in-camera because some security issues would have come up and protected if it was in-camera. It is not the best that a sitting IGP is being chastised this publicly, it is not the best".

The former Deputy Defence Minister also emphasized that some of the comments made by the outgoing Director General, Technical of the Ghana Police Service, COP George Mensah undermine the mandate given to the IGP.

“The president during the swearing-in of the IGP admonished him not to be a party IGP and that is exactly what this IGP is doing. So if it comes out that his works are not being appreciated by his own people, that is something that we should be worried about.”

“What is being said at the Committee can go a long way to harm public security and so this is a probe that should have been done without even allowing in the media. All the sensitive information and issues that emanated from the sitting should not have come out and this should not be repeated.”