The National Election Security Task Force (NESTF) has called on supporters of the two major political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to avoid gathering at collation centres during the ongoing election collation process.
Speaking at a press briefing today, ACP Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director-General of the Public Affairs Directorate of the Police Service, emphasized that only accredited individuals designated by the Electoral Commission (EC) will be granted access to the centres.
“This arrangement is part of our efforts to ensure election security and maintain order during the collation of results,” ACP Ansah-Akrofi said.
The NESTF, composed of personnel from the police, military, fire service, prisons, immigration, and Customs Division, has been working closely with the Electoral Commission to finalize security arrangements for collation centres across the country.
At a meeting held on December 9-10 at the National Police Headquarters in Accra, the EC informed the task force of its readiness to proceed with the outstanding collation processes and requested security support.
The task force assured the EC of its preparedness to provide the necessary security, including a joint police and military deployment.
The EC also reiterated that only individuals accredited by the commission should be present at the collation centres.
“We urge the public to respect this directive. Non-accredited individuals will not be permitted to access the centres under any circumstances,” ACP Ansah-Akrofi warned.
The leadership of the NDC and NPP have also been advised to actively discourage their supporters from attempting to gather at the collation centres, as their presence could disrupt the process and compromise security.
NESTF’s actions aim to ensure a peaceful and transparent conclusion to the election collation process.
The public is urged to cooperate with authorities and respect the security measures in place to safeguard the integrity of the electoral process.
