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C/R Police Commander(L) in a chat with the Interior Minister (R) |
The Interior Minister,
William K. Aboah has advised political parties to refrain from hiring
the services of ‘macho’ men to create mayhem at the various polling
centers on December 7.
According to him, such act is unconstitutional and goes contrary to the election laws.
He noted that security officers at the polling centers would deal
drastically with persons who disturb the peace in the country since
‘macho’ men have no stake in the elections.
“Democracy involves cross fertilization of ideas but not exchange of
hostilities because of divergent ideological standpoints. Political
parties should refrain from acts which may have the propensity to drive
the country into any form of communal violence,” he said
The Minister made this known on Thursday at Cape Coast when he
interacted with security officers in the region to familiarize himself
with strategies of the regional security command to enforce law and
order.
The minister, who was on a two-day working visit to the Central
region, was accompanied by his deputy, Kobby Acheampong and other
administrators from the interior ministry.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Aboah stated that the government would
resource all security agencies to improve service delivery without fear
or favour.
He stated that Ghanaians had entrusted their hopes in the security
services to ensure incident-free elections, a situation he said would
help promote impartiality and integrity to consolidate the democratic
gains Ghana had chalked.
Mr. Aboah therefore appealed to them to ensure that their services
commensurate with those of government to justify the investment by the
tax payer.
The Interior Minister further advised political parties to warn their
followers not to stay at the polling centers after casting their
ballot.
“Anyone who goes to the polling centers to vote should go back home
peacefully since our security operatives will not allow people to stay
in the perimeters of the voting premises,” he stated.
Mr. Aboah however assured the security personnel of their full
allowances before being deployed to their respective centers to protect
the ballot boxes.
He further assured Ghanaians of free, fair and transparent elections,
adding that since Ghana is well noted for its democratic practices, his
outfit would do every thing possible to maintain the reputation of the
country.
From: Desmond K. Dapaah, Cape Coast
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