The Accra Regional Police Command say they are all set to provide security for a smooth District assembly elections on Tuesday September 1.
According to the Accra Regional Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), ASP Afia Tenge, her outfit will ensure strict compliance to all electoral laws to ensure that the election is conducted in an orderly manner.
[contextly_sidebar id=”7QyRcfPHeDu2CzHalwASdPcERB2dCPUQ”]Tenge said the Police will not tolerate any act that will compromise the peace in the country.
“We have a lot of operational strategies to ensure a peaceful conduct of this exercise. As part of security measures, sufficient police personnel have been deployed to the various polling stations” she told Citi News.
ASP Tenge called on the public to report any lawlessness to the police.
The election is expected to be conducted on September 1 despite threats from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to drag the EC to court over the credibility of the voters’ register.
It was initially slated for March 3 2015, but was suspended in February when an aspiring assembly man, Benjamin Eyi Mensah dragged the EC to court after he was denied the opportunity to file his nomination forms.
The EC later sent to Parliament, a new legislation to enable it run the District Assembly Elections.
Meanwhile, A combined team of security officers numbering more than 2,000, have been deployed across the country to protect ballots and maintain security during Tuesday’s District Assembly elections.
The security plan for the elections will cover periods before, during and after the electoral process.
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By: Farida Shaibu/citifmonline.com/ghana