The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) James Oppong- Buanuh on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, visited the Eastern Regional Police Command to assess the preparedness of the command ahead of the December 7 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
The IGP inspected a parade, witnessed a simulation exercise on electoral violence control, and visited chiefs in New Juaben Traditional Area, and addressed Police Commanders and other senior officers in the region.
Addressing the media, the IGP explains that, “the purpose of my visit is to assess the operational readiness of the police in the region. You and I know that on the 7th of December we are going to elect our President and our Parliamentarians and it is the primary responsibility of the Ghana police service assisted by the other security agencies to provide security for these elections. Therefore I’ve been going around throughout the country, region by region to look at how prepared the police officers in those regions are towards the election 2020 today is the turn of the eastern region that is why I’ve come to Koforidua”
The IGP assured of a peaceful election “I’ve been to see the Chiefs and I have appealed to them to always be talking to the youth in the communities not to allow themselves to be used to foment violence during the elections because if they do the long arm of the law will catch up with them”
He added, ” I’ve also assured them that, we in the security services will do our best to ensure that there is peace on that day and that everybody who has to vote will vote without any hindrance, and the same time let me appeal to our men in uniform that on the day of election they should not be partisan, they should not be biased, we should be professional as possible, very impartial and do our duty the way the laws of Ghana expect us to do.”
The Inspector-General of Police said a unique identification armlet will be provided and wore by security personnel dispatched to the polling stations in addition to the uniforms they will wear to help fish out impersonators and also enable the public to properly identify personnel on duty.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
