Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has reassured the public that the Ghana Police Service is prepared to offer a safe and secure environment for the next by-election in the Eastern Region’s Akwatia.
Following the Police Management Board’s (POMAB) Wednesday, August 20, 2025, visit to the High-Risk Operation Training Centre at Akyerematen to evaluate police readiness for the elections, he provided the assurance.
According to the Service, the visit was a component of larger efforts to maintain law and order and guarantee optimal security before to, during, and following the election.
The Police Service is still dedicated to protecting all parties involved in the election process, including voters, electoral officials, political parties, and the media, the IGP said.
“We have brought men here, and they are trained on how to handle arms. As we are going to the election ground, we decided to come and sharpen our skills for the by-election.
“Today, they will move to Akwatia and assess all the threats just to let the country know that we are ready for the election, and all the threats we hear from social media have given us the room to prepare and to remove fear for the electorate in Akwatia that nobody can come here to cause any trouble,” he said.
The Ghana Police Service met with political parties on Tuesday, August 19, to discuss the preparations for the September 2 by-election in Akwatia.
In order to rebuild trust in security arrangements, Henry Nana Boakye, the National Organiser of the NPP, called on the Police Service to take decisive action against individuals responsible for the recent electoral violence in Ablekuma North.
“We said that thugs who were linked to the NDC, who caused mayhem, their images are all over, the videos all over, and as we speak, the Ghana Police Service has not effected any decisive arrest. We saw a communique that stated that they have arrested two persons. We do not know of any update. Were they put before the court? Are they on remand?
“We don’t know anything, so we were very strong on this particular point. The IGP said that they are very serious about it and that we should even expect that by the close of today, some arrests will be made. If they want us to rely on these assurances, then they must work on what happened in Ablekuma North.
“The Ghana Police Service should give us that confidence that they have dealt with the Ablekuma North issue,” he stated.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
