Don’t yield to partisan calls to remove Dampare - Franklin Cudjoe to Mahama

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Mr Pounds Man 10 months ago

Honest JDM isn't like the over hyped dwarf

Honest JDM isn't like the over hyped dwarf
Bob the Marley 10 months ago

Yooo. Mahama says l should tell you that he's heard you.

Yooo. Mahama says l should tell you that he's heard you.
True 10 months ago

We know, he's not going move him because he's North.

We know, he's not going move him because he's North.
Mr Pounds Man 10 months ago

Any decision He makes will be for the best interest of Ghana

Any decision He makes will be for the best interest of Ghana
Gh 10 months ago

The interest of Ghana is paramount than your friendship, Mr cudjoe

The interest of Ghana is paramount than your friendship, Mr cudjoe
The Spear 9 months ago

Well, okay, but if Dampare would be shown the door, we want to know why. That particular action would be an error of collosal proportions.

Well, okay, but if Dampare would be shown the door, we want to know why. That particular action would be an error of collosal proportions.
Bro kwesi 10 months ago

He has been removed dadadaaa

He has been removed dadadaaa
Dwarf 10 months ago

Thanks, Franklin but you can keep your advice to yourself because the president knows better.

Thanks, Franklin but you can keep your advice to yourself because the president knows better.
Odjame 10 months ago

I support this call. Dampare is doing professional work . He is not partisan

I support this call. Dampare is doing professional work . He is not partisan
Joe Inkala 10 months ago

I agree with Frank totally. Let us not use politics to get rid of him. He Dampare has been a great policeman extraordinary. He refused to do what NPP wanted him to do n he became their enermy. Let's keep him.

I agree with Frank totally. Let us not use politics to get rid of him. He Dampare has been a great policeman extraordinary. He refused to do what NPP wanted him to do n he became their enermy. Let's keep him.
Togbe Legba 10 months ago

We want integrity and professionalism in Ghana. The country has been 'divided' into NPP/NDC for too long for our own good.
If there are no adverse findings with the current IGP, keep him at post!

We want integrity and professionalism in Ghana. The country has been 'divided' into NPP/NDC for too long for our own good.
If there are no adverse findings with the current IGP, keep him at post!
DEEVINITY 10 months ago

FIRE AWAY MR PRESIDENT!!!

FIRE AWAY MR PRESIDENT!!!
Truth teller 10 months ago

Dampare time is over. He is a fonny IGP.

Dampare time is over. He is a fonny IGP.
Adenkule 10 months ago

Franklin you won't get cash from Dampare again, ofui

Franklin you won't get cash from Dampare again, ofui
Whiteman 10 months ago

I join no side in this case but our calls are that Jeans Mensah and her deputies should have been the first people to be sacked just the next day after swearing in. NDC should not forget that power belong to the electoral, if ...
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I join no side in this case but our calls are that Jeans Mensah and her deputies should have been the first people to be sacked just the next day after swearing in. NDC should not forget that power belong to the electoral, if they refuse to sack her we will sack NDC in 2028.
Joey 10 months ago

When it comes to the removal of Dampare and Jean Mensa, it seems all manner of friends and lovers are fighting for them to be retained. In the 4th republic I am yet to see any IGP retained after a change in government. By des ...
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When it comes to the removal of Dampare and Jean Mensa, it seems all manner of friends and lovers are fighting for them to be retained. In the 4th republic I am yet to see any IGP retained after a change in government. By design all past government have gone with their IGPs. That is how it works. There equally competent COPs who can take over from him and do the same job he's doing and possibly better. He loses nothing if he's sacked.
Joey 10 months ago

May God forbid, if IGP and Jean Mensa die today, will the police and EC not work?

May God forbid, if IGP and Jean Mensa die today, will the police and EC not work?
Bishop 10 months ago

I think previous government always changed them because they were due for retirement. But I here Dampare has 6 years to go. I think he should be allowed to continue to work for the best of total Ghana

I think previous government always changed them because they were due for retirement. But I here Dampare has 6 years to go. I think he should be allowed to continue to work for the best of total Ghana
Prisons office 10 months ago

Why is anyone advising mahama

Why is anyone advising mahama
Don G 10 months ago

If Dampare is sacked & so what?My sister is in the police service & just some months to the election the Npp ( Wontumi ) requested for her transfer from Ashanti to Garu in the Northern part of Ghana.After the election just lo ...
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If Dampare is sacked & so what?My sister is in the police service & just some months to the election the Npp ( Wontumi ) requested for her transfer from Ashanti to Garu in the Northern part of Ghana.After the election just look at the security lapses.He wasn't on top of his job.JM take over the security of the country.Now we all know the Service men can't win you power if the party in power doesn't do its job well
Hanyevi 10 months ago

Your call is equally partisan! Why do you want to decide for the president even before he thinks of what to do? Your call suggests that if the president changes him then he is partisan otherwise he is not? Let tge president ...
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Your call is equally partisan! Why do you want to decide for the president even before he thinks of what to do? Your call suggests that if the president changes him then he is partisan otherwise he is not? Let tge president be himself in all tgat he does.
Raymond 10 months ago

Even if they reshuffle the Supreme Court bench and sack Jean Mensah I will be very OK with it for the time being than Dampare. The political affiliations of the justices and the EC commissioners are too glaring to have any do ...
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Even if they reshuffle the Supreme Court bench and sack Jean Mensah I will be very OK with it for the time being than Dampare. The political affiliations of the justices and the EC commissioners are too glaring to have any doubt about. Known NPP Bugri Naabu and COP Alex Mensah were angry with Dampare for not allowing Ways and Means. Have you ever heard any NPP person protesting against the Supreme Court judges and the EC before? It tells you something.
Achakanapaya 10 months ago

Who are you to advise the President of what to do. Franklin should not forget is the partisan NDC that brought JDM back to power. So JDM have to listen to those who brought him back to power. Eny Akuffo Addos appiontees shou ...
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Who are you to advise the President of what to do. Franklin should not forget is the partisan NDC that brought JDM back to power. So JDM have to listen to those who brought him back to power. Eny Akuffo Addos appiontees should be sacked now because they were appionted based on partisan politics. Franklin should think before talking. He calls himself Think Thank, but he a Think Gallon. Nonsense.
mavis 10 months ago

since these office is appointment position he must leave the office for new assignment.new face is always reset. Ghanaians need new face and new action

since these office is appointment position he must leave the office for new assignment.new face is always reset. Ghanaians need new face and new action
Koti 10 months ago

So sad to have politicized every institution in Ghana including the security services. If most heads of institutions including the security services know that their jobs would not be affected no matter which political party i ...
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So sad to have politicized every institution in Ghana including the security services. If most heads of institutions including the security services know that their jobs would not be affected no matter which political party is in power, they would be more professional than we see now. As it is, they know if they don't help the ruling party to retain power they are likely to lose their jobs hence their political attachment to the ruling party. It would one day come to haunt us.
Boabab 10 months ago

@ Koti. The judges know their work will not be affected. Are they not openly weaponosing their judgements against political opponents?

@ Koti. The judges know their work will not be affected. Are they not openly weaponosing their judgements against political opponents?
Very Rev Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso 10 months ago

I fully support this view expressed by Mr Franklin Kudjoe to His Excellency President Mahama. Dr Dampare has shown enough professionalism, patriotism, humility and fairness in that position as the IGP of Ghana. Thanks.

I fully support this view expressed by Mr Franklin Kudjoe to His Excellency President Mahama. Dr Dampare has shown enough professionalism, patriotism, humility and fairness in that position as the IGP of Ghana. Thanks.
Zamata 10 months ago

Nido man now has mouth to talk. He never complained about NPP, not about SALL

Nido man now has mouth to talk. He never complained about NPP, not about SALL
Jonny 10 months ago

But why will President Mahama retire a 54 year old professional who have served his country well all in the name of politics

But why will President Mahama retire a 54 year old professional who have served his country well all in the name of politics
Neutrals indeed 10 months ago

How old was Charlotte Osei? Mumu

How old was Charlotte Osei? Mumu
Nana 10 months ago

Has he been able to arrest and prosecute those who killed innocent Ghanaians during the past 2 election? What interest does npp have in this?

Has he been able to arrest and prosecute those who killed innocent Ghanaians during the past 2 election? What interest does npp have in this?
Akuraseni 10 months ago

After doing nothing about NDC PARTY members destroying government properties, What do right thinking Ghanaians care about Dampare..If you throw a ball against the wall it comes back to you..

After doing nothing about NDC PARTY members destroying government properties, What do right thinking Ghanaians care about Dampare..If you throw a ball against the wall it comes back to you..
. 10 months ago

LOLOBI MAN FRANKLYN PLS STOP UR NONESENSE, UR BIG MOUTH AND JAW LIKE GEARBOX, KWASIA

LOLOBI MAN FRANKLYN PLS STOP UR NONESENSE, UR BIG MOUTH AND JAW LIKE GEARBOX, KWASIA
Sarfo Bediako 10 months ago

Your Excellency President Mahama, kindly retain IGP Dampare for his professionalism that led to the victory of the NDC. However, Osono Maame, Her Lordship Chief Injustice Turkonor, the head of the Unanimous FC, Bossman Asare, ...
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Your Excellency President Mahama, kindly retain IGP Dampare for his professionalism that led to the victory of the NDC. However, Osono Maame, Her Lordship Chief Injustice Turkonor, the head of the Unanimous FC, Bossman Asare, and Jean Mensah must be removed from their posts without delay. They are a venomous virus to the system. Therefore, delaying their removal may pose irreversible damage to the system.
Ghana 10 months ago

Franklin Cudjoe! What is the interest of IMANI in Dampare. You and your brother,Kofi Bentil are always defending Dampare because he pays you guys big money. Dampare's sack is part of the reset agenda so you guys and your self ...
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Franklin Cudjoe! What is the interest of IMANI in Dampare. You and your brother,Kofi Bentil are always defending Dampare because he pays you guys big money. Dampare's sack is part of the reset agenda so you guys and your selfish interest cannot override that of the reset agenda. Dampare gives you guys a lot of money so you see how you have swiftly jumped to his defence. Your selfish interest cannot override the reset agenda. Dampare is gone for good and police officers are happy.
Kojo Darlington 10 months ago

F. Cudjoe, Danpare the I.G.P is not immortal so don't be silly! Just dig further and count the number of precious souls that have been lost under his watch without any meaningful effort to finding and bringing perpetrators up ...
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F. Cudjoe, Danpare the I.G.P is not immortal so don't be silly! Just dig further and count the number of precious souls that have been lost under his watch without any meaningful effort to finding and bringing perpetrators up for the law to take its course. Danpare, if you do not know, knows about a lot of heinous crimes, some of which he personally spearheaded the plan to eliminate the victims and he must be kicked out for the rot he's sitting on to be uncovered. Just shut up that your long stinking mouth and be loyal to Kwame Nkrumah's Ghana as a whole instead of seeking one mortal and replaceable person's interest. Please think as a thinking tank and not a tank that has reached its wit's end. Talk but don't just talk.
Papa 10 months ago

Franklin go down to the police officers themselves and you will get to know Dampare is not popular in their fold. He has been vindictive and discriminatory. I see he is smart because he has been able to court public sympathy ...
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Franklin go down to the police officers themselves and you will get to know Dampare is not popular in their fold. He has been vindictive and discriminatory. I see he is smart because he has been able to court public sympathy and support but within his fold they wish he goes and he must go
One 10 months ago

He is gone my brother. No amount of payment to IMANI will save him.

He is gone my brother. No amount of payment to IMANI will save him.
One 10 months ago

The appointment of the IGP under Article 202(1) is different from the appointment of a public servant under Article 195 of the Constitution. There is a clear distinction in the modes of appointment.

Article 202(1) provide ...
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The appointment of the IGP under Article 202(1) is different from the appointment of a public servant under Article 195 of the Constitution. There is a clear distinction in the modes of appointment.

Article 202(1) provides as follows;

“The Inspector –General of Police shall be appointed by the President acting in consultation with the Council of State.”

Article 195 provides as follows;
“195. APPOINTMENTS, ETC. OF PUBLIC OFFICERS
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the power to appoint persons to hold or to act in the public services shall vest in the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the governing council of the services concerned given in consultation with the Public Services Commission”

These provisions clearly show that there is a distinction in the appointment procedure for the IGP. The IGP’s appointment is by the President, in consultation with the Council of State and not by the President in consultation with Public Services Commission.

Even though the IGP is a public servant and appointed from among the commissioners, by the very nature and procedure of appointment into that office under the Constitution, that IGP ceases to be a member of the public service as contemplated under Article 191 and is placed in a special category of its own. Consequently, the removal procedure under Article 191 (b) cannot apply to such office holder(IGP).

In this wise, the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in the IMANI case has not been properly invoked because, Article 191(b) of the 1992 Constitution, on which IMANI based their case is applicable to career Public Servants, properly so called.

Pursuant to Articles 202 of the 1992 Constitution, the IGP belong to a special category of Public Servants. The IGP is unlike a regular Public Servant whose appointment is vested in the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Governing Council of the Institution concerned, given in consultation with the Public Services Commission.

The Constitution made a deliberate distinction between the appointment of members of the Public Service simpliciter under Article 195 which is made in consultation with the Public Services Commission and those special appointments made by the President, which includes the one under Article 202, in consultation with the Council of State, and maintain that the sanctity of this distinction must be protected.

The IGP is appointed by the President, in consultation with the Council of State. The case of Theophilus Donkor v The Attorney-General Writ No. J1/08/2017 distinguishes between the regular career Public Servants and Public Servants of a special category like the IGP. By this distinction the IGP is not a member of the Public Service as envisaged under Article 195(1) of the Constitution and is therefore not subject to Article 191 of the Constitution. There is therefore no need to provide a “just cause” under Article 191(b) for his removal. The IGP can be removed at anytime at the pleasure of a sitting President.

Further to this, the IGP, once appointed, now attains the pinnacle of public service particularly in the Police Service and becomes a non-career public office holder. It therefore follows that the removal of the IGP cannot be the same as those members of the public service which is anticipated under Article 191 (b).

It is also important to note that, although the President, by virtue of Article 297 of the 1992 Constitution, has the power to appoint and terminate the appointments of the IGP, this power is not absolute. The Constitution, per Article 296(b) limits this power by providing that it should not be exercised arbitrarily, capriciously or in a biased manner either by resentment, prejudice or personal dislike and shall be in accordance with due process of law. Article 296(a) further provides that the discretionary power shall be deemed to imply a duty to be fair and candid.

Article 297 of the 1992 Constitution provides;
“In this Constitution and in any other law -
(a) the power to appoint a person to hold or to act in an office in the public service shall include the power to confirm appointments, to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in any such office and to remove the persons from office;
(b) where a power is conferred or a duty is imposed, the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed, from time to time, as occasion requires;
(c) where a power is given to a person or authority to do or enforce the doing of an act or a thing, all such powers shall be deemed to be also given as are necessary to enable that person or authority to do or enforce the doing of the act of thing;
(d) where a power is conferred to make any constitutional or statutory instrument, regulation or rule or pass any resolution or give any direction, the power shall be construed as including the power, exercisable in the same manner, to amend or to revoke the constitutional or statutory instrument, regulation, rules or resolution or direction as the case may be;
(e) words importing male persons include female persons and corporations.
(f) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;
(g) where a word is defined, other parts of speech and tenses of that word have corresponding meanings;
(h) words directing or empowering a public officer to do any act or thing, or otherwise applying to him by the designation of his office, include his successors in office and all his deputies and all other assistants;
(i) words directing or empowering a Minister of State to do an act or a thing, or otherwise applying to him by the designation of his office, include a person acting for him, or if the office is vacant, a person designated to act in that office by or under the authority of an Act of Parliament and also his successors in office and all his deputies or other assistants;
(j) where a power is conferred or a duty is imposed on the holder of an office as such, the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed by the person for the time being charged with the performance of the functions of that office.”

Further, Article 296 of the 1992 Constitution provides as follows;
“Where in this Constitution or in any other law discretionary power is vested in any person or authority -
(a) that discretionary power shall be deemed to imply a duty to be fair and candid;
(b) the exercise of the discretionary power shall not be arbitrary, capricious or biased wither by resentment, prejudice or personal dislike and shall be in accordance with due process of law; and
(c) where the person or authority is not a judge or other judicial officer, there shall be published by constitutional instrument or statutory instrument, regulations that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution or that other law to govern the exercise of the discretionary power.”

In conclusion, it is important to note that the pendency of the IMANI case before the Supreme court does not in anyway injunct the appointing authority and for that matter the current or incoming president from removing the IGP if he so wishes in line with article 297 and 296 of the 1992 constitution.

A contempt action cannot and would not lie against any appointing authority, i.e. current or incoming president who removes the IGP upon assumption of office. Article 57(5) of the 1992 Constitution provides as follows: “The President shall not, while in office as President, be personally liable to any civil or criminal proceedings in court”

Dampare is the sponsor of this Supreme Court case as it is now being used by his paid so-called think tanks to fight against his removal.

The reset agenda by the NDC which Police officers were in support of and voted for has no room for Dampare and his failed vicious leadership style. Majority of Police Personnel wants him sacked by His Excellency John Dramani Mahama upon assumption of office as President of the Republic of Ghana on 7th January,2025.

ATTENTION:
KOFI BENTIL, KWAKU AZAR, H KWASI PREMPEH, KWAME SARPONG ASIEDU, SELORM BRANTTIE
Dinu 10 months ago

What's your interest over Dampare? Is he truly professional or just what he projects himself? Don't stampede JM!

What's your interest over Dampare? Is he truly professional or just what he projects himself? Don't stampede JM!
Joe 10 months ago

Foolish man. Dampare has already been removed. You can go to hail. Criminal gangsters. Who is Dampare at all and you guys won't allow us to have our peace of mind in this country. Thieves

Foolish man. Dampare has already been removed. You can go to hail. Criminal gangsters. Who is Dampare at all and you guys won't allow us to have our peace of mind in this country. Thieves
KT 10 months ago

Franklin, you have collected your bribe bia, shameless human being. Ghanaians have seen you paaaaa

Franklin, you have collected your bribe bia, shameless human being. Ghanaians have seen you paaaaa
Yaw 10 months ago

He should go, he allowed the NDC tugs to cause a lot of damage to the state and also destroyed state buildings in the eyes of the police and did nothing about it, how could you send officers to protect state property without ...
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He should go, he allowed the NDC tugs to cause a lot of damage to the state and also destroyed state buildings in the eyes of the police and did nothing about it, how could you send officers to protect state property without any weapons. He did that deliberately to save his job. He must go we can’t trust him anymore.
Moor 9 months ago

The president has the right to move the igp if he think there’s better officer do the job. Always there are more equally better officers to do the job.

The president has the right to move the igp if he think there’s better officer do the job. Always there are more equally better officers to do the job.
God's grace 9 months ago

Always fighting for your selfish interest. If you know what Police personnel are going through in this man's administration, you will not be here talking anyhow. God will punish all those who have been bribed by that man.

Always fighting for your selfish interest. If you know what Police personnel are going through in this man's administration, you will not be here talking anyhow. God will punish all those who have been bribed by that man.
Agbeli Kumordzi 9 months ago

Dampare is gobe luke the kindle in the wind

Dampare is gobe luke the kindle in the wind

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