The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has denied claims that he is the worst IGP in Ghana’s history.

According to IGP Dampare, the claim which was made by COP George Alex Mensah during his parliamentary hearing session on an alleged plot to oust the IGP, is at best a slip of tongue and does not reflect reality.

“Honourable chair, I think probably my brother wanted to say I’m the best and he missed it because the records are there for everybody to see. The beauty of mankind is that everybody has an opinion and can express it in any form or shape, but that does not change the facts,” the IGP said before the ad hoc committee investigating the alleged plot to oust him.

IGP Dampare explained that following his assumption of office, he and his team of officers have worked tirelessly to ensure a total transformation of the Police Service into the best institution Ghana has to offer.

He said such an accusation does not merely fall only on his shoulders but on the shoulders of all the officers working under his command including his accuser.

“And this is the point, honourable chair, since my colleagues and I and the rest of the commands across the country had the opportunity by the grace of God and the honour done me by his excellency the president, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, we committed ourselves to transforming the organisation 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 of us collectively are the worst including my brother who was serving in that capacity as member of the team that I lead. So I think it was a slip of tongue on his part,” he said.

The IGP further revealed that it is his and his team’s mission to become the best police administration in Ghana’s recent history.

“We, the current administration want to be the best in terms of all those that have come before us. And we have a good reason for that. And we are there getting on to becoming the best in the history of the country and I’ll explain,” he said.

“The reason why we want to be the best and we’re getting to be the best as a police administration under my leadership is that when most of our forbearers were there, ... 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 forbearers doing what they were doing and you saw what they were doing right and you saw the challenges they were facing and this background and you have the opportunity you surely should perform better than them.

“And it is simple. You do what they were doing right, you learn from their mistake and make them better. So if you add them to what they were doing right, there is no way you cannot be better than them.  And this is what we’re doing,” he explained.