In the aftermath of a meeting with all pertinent stakeholders, the Ghana Police Service claims it has put in place necessary security measures for Tuesday’s by-election in the Assin North Constituency in the Central Region.
In a statement issued on Monday, June 26th, it said, “the Police Service wishes to assure the people of Assin North in particular and Ghanaians in general that adequate security measures have been put in place within the Constituency in order to ensure security, law and order before, during and after the election
“In addition, at the instance of the Inspector-General of Police, the Police Management Board (POMAB) held a meeting this morning with key stakeholders in the election including the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) and the Electoral Commission to enhance the working relationship among all stakeholders towards a peaceful election” part of the statement said.
According to the police, at the meeting, “the security concerns of all the stakeholders were noted and have been factored into the final security strategy for the election.”
It however noted that, “one concern all the stakeholders want the public to help them address is the circulation of false information on social media. In this regard, we would like to urge the public to be circumspect in their reportage on the election and avoid circulating false information that has the likelihood to occasion a breach of peace since the police will take the necessary action against anyone found culpable.”
The NPP team was led by the National Chairman and National Organiser, while the NDC team was led by the National Chairman and General Secretary. The LPG was also led by its National Secretary and Regional executives and the Electoral Commission was led by its Director of Operations.
“We wish to urge the people of Assin North constituency to go about their normal activities freely including going out to exercise their civic duty of casting their vote.
“We wish to express our gratitude to all our stakeholders for their cooperation so far, and look forward to the same level of cooperation for the last lap of the election to ensure a safe, secure and peaceful exercise.
The two parties have concluded final campaigning with the leadership of the two main parties, the NPP and NDC, including former President John Mahama and President Akufo-Addo joining in.
The contest is largely between the NPP’s Charles Opoku and the NDC’s James Gyakye Quayson, who is the immediate past legislator for the area until his election was nullified by the court over dual citizenship allegations.