Attempts by Minister of Interior Henry Quartey to correct “anomalies” surrounding 53rd Cadet Course for Senior Police Officers over “damning discoveries” of irregularities is being resisted with “shadow boxing” under embattled Inspector General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.
Henry Quartey, who discovered massive irregularities in the selection process for participants in senior officers course at the National Police Academy and Training School ordered a halt in February as readers of MyNewsGh.com will recall.
There are serious suggestions the actions of the Police Hierarchy leading up to the examination and selection of officers for 53rd Senior Officers Course “has the potential to affect morale in the service as a whole”, part of the first paragraph of the Minister’s letter said with reference number SCR/VB 78/226/01 copied to the Chairman of the Police Service Council.
It is noted that under IGP Dampare similar “issues” surrounded the 51st Officer Cadet Training which caught the attention of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) 2 years ago.
In an attempt to remedy the situation, the Minister who announced a supplementary list is being shadow-boxed by forces alleged to be pushed by “police higher-ups” resisting the remedial efforts of the Ayawaso Central lawmaker.
The Minister is attempting to correct an anomaly where 300 officers selected under dubious non-transparent circumstances and other set of officers numbering over 200 “recommended by special arrangement” without recourse to the exams performance which was supposed to be the basis to determine qualification could be balanced out with fairness for those left out legitimately.
Leading the pack of attacks on the Minister is NDC ex Policeman Peter Toobu.
According to Toobu, such announcements by Thr minister are “unhealthy” and risk “adding color” to what he called Course 53, potentially hindering the professional development of cadets.
In a Facebook post, Toobu criticised Quartey, calling him a “walking contradiction” for warning against inciting the public while simultaneously making statements that could provoke tensions within the police force.
But Toobu has been met with fierce counter arguments on his social media page with some allegations Mae against his person.
“Hon. Toobu please stop peddling the falsehood. What was in the Minister’s visit and comment? Or was that what you were doing for your party when you were in the office? I can see you are being chase by your own ghost
SMH — Is this another way to blackmail the Minister? You did same thing which got Former IGP Asante Appietu out of office. You are here again championing same blackmail agenda for someone I won’t mention here. Oh Gosh!! all these are MPs making laws for us in this country, why won’t the country retrogress ??
of all, you’ve made these BASELESS ACCUSATIONS without a single evidence to support your claims. Who in his right senses will believe you aside mentally restarted ones who apply NO logic to analyze issues. Mr. MP, if this is the strategy of your party just to make the Minister unpopular, then you are lost in the sea. I don’t blame you. I blame someone behind all these blackmail. But lemme tell you, the Minister is well focused on his mandates, these open blackmail will not wash because the Minister is well focused.
You can bring your evidence so that we analyze it. Until then, no one takes you serious. We rather see you as an agent for blackmail.
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