He said except for security personnel who would be given time for their assignments on the day, especially those travelling, the Election Day would remain a working day for public servants.

Mr Bani said this when he addressed the Volta Regional Security Council and the Regional Election Taskforce during a working visit to the Region.

[contextly_sidebar id=”iNsEbOK48QQIz0wxZIfiu3v5yetW5P3P”]The visit was to afford the Minister the opportunity to assess the preparedness of the Election Taskforce ahead of the elections.

He said the Government expected all heads of institutions to “provide an enabling environment” for workers to exercise their franchise.

Mr Bani reassured of the preparedness of the security services to ensure event-free polls and warned against hate speeches.

He said political parties and individuals engaging in hate speeches would soon be made to face the law.

Mr John Kudalor, the Inspector General of Police, tasked the Police to make all hotspots an “enabling environment” and ensure that all registered Ghanaians were allowed to vote.

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Source: GNA

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He said the security agencies in the country had been adequately resourced with personnel and logistics to ensure that the upcoming elections remain as peaceful as ever.

[contextly_sidebar id=”T28RWROzQM7se1yrQVa1UpY5i18skDB9″]Ghana, he said, had since the  advent of the fourth republic gone through five successful elections, and expressed optimism that the country would “pass this test this time also and continue to remain the beacon of hope in West Africa.”

Mr Bani, who was speaking at the end of the 2016 session general meeting of the National House of Chiefs (NHC) in Kumasi, called on the citizenry to be law-abiding in order not to face the wrath of the security agencies.

The minister was accompanied to the house by the Inspector General of Police, Mr John Kudalor; the Minister for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, Dr Henry Seidu Daannaa; the acting Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mr Emmanuel Adzakor; and the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, COP Mr Kofi Boakye.

Hotspots

He said so far, out of the 29,000 polling stations nationwide, the security agencies had identified 5,003 hotspots, adding that the security agencies were up to task to scoop out any mischievous people or group of persons who had plans to interrupt the electoral process.

Mr Bani sent a word of caution to the so-called “Macho men” who moved from polling station to polling station to disturb the sanctity of elections that such malfeasance would no longer be tolerated.

Condemnation

The President of the National House of Chiefs (NHC), Naa Professor John S. Nabila, condemned recent moves by some chiefs and traditional leaders to openly declare support for parliamentary and presidential candidates ahead of the upcoming elections.

He said the chieftaincy institution even before Ghana gained independence, had been cherished by all manner of persons with diverse religious and political inclinations as a neutral body, and urged them to preserve the status quo in order not to bring the institution to public ridicule.

Sensationalism

Prof. Nabila charged the media to be circumspect and also desist from sensational reportage, adding that such unethical behaviour could plunge the country into chaos.

He said the tenets of journalism enjoined practitioners to provide the public with factual, balanced and accurate information in an atmosphere of circumspection and professional integrity.

He further urged political party leaders and activists to be guarded in whatever they put out in order not to inflame passions.

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Source: Graphic Online

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Founder’s day is a day statutorily set aside to observe the birthday of Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

A statement signed by the Minister of Interior, Prosper Bani said the day must be observed as a statutory holiday.

Founder’s day was instituted as an annual public holiday in 2013 to commemorate the birthday of Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

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By: Jonas Nyabor/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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A statement signed by the Interior Minister, Prosper Bani, noted that September 12 should be observed as a holiday by the whole country.

The office of the National Chief Imam has confirmed that Monday, September 12 would be the day for the Eidul Adha.

The Eidul-Adha festival is also known as the feast of sacrifice is celebrated annually by Muslims to mark Prophet Abraham’s intended sacrifice of his son in fulfillment of a command from God.

The festival coincides with the Hajj activities currently ongoing in Saudi Arabia.

Eid prayers on Monday will be expected to be led by the National Chief Imam Sheik Usman Nuhu Sharubutu.

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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com

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