The Accra Regional Police Command has commended the celebrities who organized the ‘Dumsormuststop vigil’ for adhering to the rules and guidelines given ahead of the event.
[contextly_sidebar id=”QDZjsshNW3VdWyzhGQ843jextgmkMUf7″]The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Effia Tenge said despite the controversy which preceded the vigil, the event was “peaceful and successful.”
“The Police can say that it was a peaceful event… I can confirm that the vigil was successful and it ended incident free and very peaceful,” she said on the Citi Breakfast Show.
Some celebrities led thousands of Ghanaians on a procession in Accra to protest government’s failure to find a permanent solution to the three year energy-crisis.
Prior to the vigil, there were a few setbacks including the denied access to use the University of Ghana stadium and Total Ghana’s ‘On the Run’ as converging point.
Also, the Ga Traditional Council petitioned the Accra Police Command to prevent the vigil from taking place following the ban on drumming and noise making.
But after a series of meetings, the organizers were given the green light to proceed with the vigil.
The Police however cautioned them to ensure participants adhered to the laid down rules bearing in mind the ban imposed on drumming and noise making.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, ASP Tenge stated that the Police were not the least surprised about the number of citizens who participated.
She said: “The Police was not surprised at all…we had a number that the organizers had earlier informed us that they were expecting to be at the event so from the Police side; we were not surprised at all.”
By: Efua Idan Osam/citifmonline.com/Ghana