We’re not corrupt – IGP refuses to accept ‘most corrupt institution’ tag
Dr George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector General of Police has once again stated his disagreement and rejection of research findings by some groups that concluded that the police service is one of the most corrupt institutions in the country.
The IGP punched holes into the methodologies used to carry out the various research works, insisting that they are not accurate. While speaking at a public lecture organized at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), he once again expressed his disagreement with the findings.
In defence of the institution he leads, he said a part of the transformation agenda the Police Service is working hard to achieve is to stop corrupt practices by its officers.
“We decided to access ourselves from your perspectives. We have been tagged as unprofessional, corrupt and what have you. We are not denying that we may have some recalcitrant officers amongst us, we are doing all we can to pluck them out. But we will never accept that we are the most corrupt institution.”
“It is unfortunate, all those researches are questionable. They have challenges,” he added.
Several research reports recently followed the steps of others in years past by naming the institution tasked with handling the internal security of the nation as the most corrupt public institution. The Ghana Statistical Service and Afro barometer both the police leading the corruption chart.
According to the study conducted by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), 65 per cent of Ghanaians believe most police are corrupt while 31 per cent believe only some police are corrupt.
