The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi says the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare was "intolerant" in his response to a tweet by the British High Commissioner to Ghana.
In a post on Facebook, Mr Gyamfi said the response to what he described as a harmless tweet had the tendency to undermine diplomatic relations between the two countries.
"There is absolutely nothing wrong with the tweet by the British High Commissioner which is what appears to have angered our celebrity IGP," Mr Gyamfi posted.
"If Dampare had apprised himself of Article 3(d) of the Vienna Convention, I am not sure he would have embarrassed himself and the nation this way".
Mr Gyamfi also alleged that the IGP's reaction was not surprising, given that harassment, human rights abuse and extra-judicial killings of innocent Ghanaians by some rogue elements in the Ghana Police Service were on the ascendancy.
"No wonder that harassment, human rights abuse and extra-judicial killing of innocent Ghanaians by some rogue elements in the Ghana Police Service is on the ascendancy. IGP Dampare must know that the Police Service, like any other human institution, is not sacrosanct and not immune from criticism. The least expectation of a leader worth his salt is to focus on cleaning up the battered image of the Police and restoring public confidence in the Service. Defending wrong-doing while snapping at genuine criticism is not the new dawn of Policing that he promised us".
Source: graphiconline.com
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This small boy is very rude and ***barred word***.....
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Madam High Commissioner, frankly, your tweet was reckless, misguided and you lacked complete understanding of Ghana history regarding military takeovers. Seek peace with police as an institution and appreciate the difficult job they are doing. IGP was 100% correct in his response. Now you see what the person who you support is coming up with on 4th June? These guys are looking for political power under the guise of Fix the Country but not through democratic means. Any smart person in Ghana knows that.
Sammy ***barred word*** gyamfi u are a f o o o l and an i d i o t. Period.
Asiedu-Nketia, Sammy Gyamfi and NDC will sell Ghana ooo. They would have sold Ghanaians during the slave trade. Is this High Commissioner Britain? She is just representing the UK and it is in her interest too that Britain has good relations with Ghana during her tenure.
Sammy….***barred word***
Whe3 nea pompo ekyere wo motua mu, as my grandmother will say
Look at who is talking!!! Who is more arrogant than you?
When former President J E A Mills of blessed memory told a foreign country the same, that was not a sign of arrogance and intolerance? Or then the said quoted Article 3(d) of the Vienna Convention was not in place? Politics makes us .................
***barred word*** SAMMY GYAMFI ***barred word*** KISS ASSMAN AND THEIR ***barred word*** NDC ARROGANT UNRULLY INDIVIDUALS DOES THE IGP EATS FROM THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER OR DOES IGP REPORT TO THEM GHANA IS AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY NOT A COLONY ***barred word*** NDC ***barred word*** FIND A PLACE TO GO WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE. NDC IS STILL UNDER COLONISATION, GHANAIANS ARE NOT SO GHANAIANS WILL NOT VOTE FOR NDC ANYMORE WITH THAT TYPE OF SLAVE MENTALITY. SICK NDC PEOPLE UNRULLY AS THEY ARE BACKWARD MENTALITY. KEEP SITTING IN THE BRITISH COLONISATION...