{"id":1105991,"date":"2022-06-01T01:10:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T01:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/01\/john-boadu-dares-british-high-commissioner-over-dampares-15-questions-listen\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T01:10:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T01:10:38","slug":"john-boadu-dares-british-high-commissioner-over-dampares-15-questions-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/01\/john-boadu-dares-british-high-commissioner-over-dampares-15-questions-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"John Boadu dares British High Commissioner over Dampare\u2019s 15 questions [Listen]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Harriet-Thompson-636x424-Copy-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"Harriet-Thompson-British High Commissioner\" title=\"Harriet-Thompson-British High Commissioner\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harriet-Thompson-British High Commissioner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1278690397&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has dared the British High Commissioner, Harriet Thompson, to respond to the 15 questions by the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare following her engagement in Ghana\u2019s internal affairs.<\/p>\n<p>To him, he fully supports the letter from the IGP as the posture of the British High Commissioner was nothing to write home about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe the kind of words IGP used in his letter may be harsh but sometimes the attitude of these commissioners is just not right. I am not sure they will even entertain such tweets in their country. We cannot be in the same country and allow someone to make treasonable comments.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/John-Boadu_5-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/John-Boadu_5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2120743\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSuch comments may not be accepted in the UK and so she expects us to allow such lawlessness in the country. Dampare is doing his work and so it is important that we allow him to work.  commissioner has any comment, then she should pass it,\u201d he said in an interview on Asempa <strong>FM\u2019s Ekosii Sen show<\/strong> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Boadu, however, said commissioners should not be seen as powerful as they are just ordinary people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese high commissioners who come here should not be seen as powerful. We\u2019ve even had high commissioners who engaged in domestic affairs of the country. And so let\u2019s not see the white people as too powerful. Those times, when you check the history of our country, some of these commissioners will not even qualify for assemblymen in their countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner seems to be facing the wrath of the Police for expressing interest in the case of a convener of #FixTheCountryMovement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor following his second arrest within a short time.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet on May 17, Ms Thompson said, \u201cOliver Barker Vormawor, convener of #FixTheCountry Movement, arrested again, I understand for a motoring offence on his way to court. I\u2019ll be interested to see where this goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a four-page letter which addressed the two circumstances under which Mr Barker-Vormawor was arrested, Dr Dampare sought to find out whether the High Commissioner was concerned about the law enforcement process in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"y_AknFEsAwc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Showdown in Italy: Kumae Eugene gives Italy fans thrilling performance over the weekend (31-5-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y_AknFEsAwc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harriet-Thompson-British High Commissioner General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has dared the British High Commissioner, Harriet Thompson, to respond to the 15 questions by the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare following her engagement in Ghana\u2019s internal affairs. 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