The Ghana Police Service is ready to provide security in the upcoming district level elections.
[contextly_sidebar id=”kHOmyUXz6wUGASYIRIvAqRuxXJF4ujhX”]A statement which was signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rev. David Nenyi Ampa-Benyin, said the arrangements the have been made to cover “periods before, during and after the electoral process.”
“In view of this, the deployment of combined team of personnel from the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Prison Service, Ghana National Fire Service and Ghana Immigration Service to various polling stations and locations to maintain law and order for the protection of conduction of the election, will start on Sunday, August 31, 2015,” the statement said.
It added that “to ensure a successful and peaceful process, the Police are calling on the general public to cooperate with them and observe all electoral regulation and procedures.”
The district level elections will be held on September 1, 2015 across the country.
In a related development, a total of 1,650 candidates, comprising 1,592 males and 58 females have filed their nominations to contest the District level Elections (DLE) in the Western Region.
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By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong/citifmoline.com/Ghana