The Ghana Police Service has emphasised the need for a collaborative effort to ensure peace before, during and after the December 7 election.
This was at a meeting on Thursday where the National Election Security Taskforce met with representatives from all political parties.
Speaking to Adom News, the Director of Public Affairs, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, urged the general public to support the police and the National Election Security Taskforce to ensure peaceful elections.
“We urge the general public to support the police and the National Election Security Taskforce to ensure peaceful elections,” she stated.
With 16 days to the election, the Police Service and the National Election Security Taskforce have met with civil society organizations and the media.
The meeting seeks to address the security concerns of all the political parties.
The chairman of the taskforce, Inspector General of Police(IGP) Dr. George Akufo Dampare, assured all the political parties of their commitment to maintaining peace.
“We will ensure that the elections are conducted peacefully and securely,” he assured.
In an interview with Adom News, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, expressed confidence in the assurances given by the Ghana Police and various security heads.
“We believe in the assurances by the Ghana Police and various security heads, and we, the NPP, will continue to support the peace of this country. We will hold the security agencies to their words and support the police in arresting anyone who tries to cause chaos and disturb the peace of this nation,” he stated.
The Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, also found the meeting beneficial.
“We are happy that the police assured us that no guns will be at the polling stations. We call on the Electoral Commission to ensure that the results transferred to the EC are copied to the various political parties to prevent any interception of results,” he said.
