The Director of Public Prosecutions, Yvonne Attakora Obuobisa, has declared her office’s readiness to manage election-related cases in anticipation of the upcoming 2024 polls.
Recognizing that the election period may bring about demonstrations and various incidents, she emphasized that prosecutors are equipped to handle these situations with the professionalism, precision, and urgency they demand.
Obuobisa made these remarks during a capacity-building workshop for prosecuting attorneys.
“We are also on duty 24/7. Some of us have been called to attend court on weekends. We have worked deep into the night. We have been recalled from these countless times to attend to emergency cases.
“We have had to draft charges sometimes, even when you are driving, you are called and you have to draft charges.
“We know that this is an election year. We know that there will be multiple demonstrations. We are aware that there will be election-related violence cases and the urgency with which they come. Our priorities will be to play our role as prosecutors with honour, decency, accuracy, and also with urgency.
“We must be willing to still work at odd hours when the exigencies of the time demand us to do so and to appear fully prepared and formidable to the call.”