Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has informed the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that there will be a substantial police presence during the party’s upcoming presidential elections.
According to him, this is the result of the Ghana Police Service’s dedication to strengthening democracy in the country so that it can continue to serve as a symbol of hope for the subregion and the continent and so that people can always learn from Ghana.
The IGP was speaking at a meeting with the Electoral Commission (EC) and the NPP Presidential Elections Committee to discuss planning for the party’s bid to choose a leader for the general elections in 2024.
“All we require from you is that you support us in order to play our roles, and with that, we will be able to ensure that the police and the EC will do their work, all the people who will be voting across the country will come out freely and willingly to vote, and all the agents will do what they are supposed to do,” he said during his presentation, which was monitored by 1Family Radio.
Former Speaker of Parliament Rev. Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, the committee’s chairman, was present at the meeting along with other members of the elections committee, Justin Frimpong Kodua, the General Secretary of the NPP, Samuel Tettey, the Deputy Chairman of the EC in charge of Operations, who led the EC’s delegation, and representatives from the various aspirants.
Dr. George Akuffo Dampare took the opportunity to thank all the political parties, especially the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for agreeing to cooperate and engage, pointing out that the Ghana Police Service had successfully carried out a similar exercise with the opposition.
“We have worked with the party for nearly two years now to position its leaders across all levels, from constituency to regional to national, and now we are working towards electing a presidential candidate,” he noted.
“The first leg, we worked together, and we were able to have a successful exercise. We have the second leg of that exercise, and we also look forward to the final leg next year as you elect your parliamentary candidates,” he added.
Source: 1Familyradio