[contextly_sidebar id=”vVzp6ibXTJRChgk6tcRywCi1x4OoU3qL”]According to him, ACP Addo-Danquah is not competent for the position, since she had soiled her reputation in the recent A-Plus corruption claims probe.

Speaking on The Big Issue on Saturday, Namoale said it was completely inappropriate for the security agency  to promote ACP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah.

“I was a little bit disappointed for her being the CID boss because, to me, I was expecting her to be sanctioned rather than to be promoted… Somebody who aided in having a cover up, being the CID boss, then Ghana is in trouble. She is incompetent for not being able to know that if you use the state apparatus to Facebook, whatever that is bothered on criminality, Facebook will give it to you,” he said.

ACP Addo-Danquah, who was the Deputy Director of the CID, was earlier this month promoted to the high office in acting position, after the substantive Director, COP Bright Oduro, was asked to proceed on leave, three months to the actual date of his retirement, January 3, 2018.

Prior to her promotion, she had been at the center of the controversial corruption claims involving musician, A-Plus, and two Deputy Chiefs of Staff; Francis Asenso-Boakye and Abu Jinapor.

A leaked audio tape emerged with a conversation between A-Plus and ACP Tiwaa, in which the officer supposedly indicated to A-Plus that the Police’s report after its investigations into his [A-Plus’] allegations was skewed to favor the government officials.

ACP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, later claimed that the tape had been doctored, and that A-Plus had threatened to blackmail her with it.

Some Ghanaians and anti-corruption groups said the development casts great doubt over the CID’s report, and have called for sanctions against the officer.

Nii Amassah Namoale believes that her reputation has been soiled by the allegations, and thus her appointment to the position of CID boss will be a negative example in the security agency.

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By: Jonas Nyabor/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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His suggestion is in connection with the phone recording implicating ACP Addo-Danquah in an alleged cover-up of the probe of President Akufo-Addo’s two Deputy Chiefs of Staff.

[contextly_sidebar id=”meVE1AJORCehm6iHj1CAVmo2YJuPdeuH”]A-Plus had made corruption allegations against two presidential staffers, Francis Asenso-Boakye and Abu Jinapor, but they were found to be baseless after the CID’s investigations into the matter.

But in the latest audio recording said to be a leaked recording of a conversation between the two, the police officer was heard advising the A-Plus to go soft on the allegations because is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The CID officer subsequently accused A-Plus of doctoring the conversation she had with him for malicious intents.

CID’s image must be redeemed

Mr. Agbenyo recounted that, initially he was satisfied with the CID’s handling of the investigation, but the leaked recording had given him cause for doubt.

Despite the claim that the recording was doctored, he observed that “the chronology of the discussion [on the telephone recording] is so smooth that you struggle to tell at what point somebody interfered with the discussion.”

The transcript of the conversation from the telco could settle all doubts as the leaked tape “nullifies it [the initial investigation] completely.”

“Maybe what we should do now is to get a body to appeal to whatever telco they spoke on to produce the transcript of the discussion between the madam [ACP Addo-Danquah] and A-Plus, so that we can put the two documents side-by-side, because if you hear the issues that were said on that tape, you struggle to believe in the credibility of the CID,” Mr. Agbenyo said.

As it stands now, the image of the CID needs redeeming, according to the NDC executive

“This issue is a very serious issue and we need to redeem the image of the CID. Their image has been so badly bastardized by this particular issue… Maybe we can constitute another bipartisan body from Parliament; pick some parliamentarians, pick a few media guys and just get to the bottom [of things].”

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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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Show details

This week, the show is recorded in Johannesburg.

Gary Al-Smith explores a preview of Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs ahead of the Soweto Derby on Saturday. We hear from the Ghana FA and get the latest insight on the sad story of the 21-year-old ref who died in their lower divisions.

Kenyan journalist Jeff Kinyanjui complains about the continuous poor performances in African club events by their teams, veteran journalists Mark Gleeson, Thomas Kwenaite, Jeff Katala and Sizwe Mabena speak on the seeming love affair between Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah and his former boss Milovan Rajevac ahead of the World Cup.

Also Nigeria’s first German-born international Leon Balogun gives his his first interview for African radio. Plus British journalist Dominic Fifield of the Guardian has inside knowledge of the Samuel Eto’o v Jose Mourinho “age cheating” issue.

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Presented by Gary Al-Smith and produced by Nathan Quao/Gary Al-Smith for Citi FM & Supersport.com.

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