Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, says this year’s general elections will be conducted with maximum security. According to him, the 2024 general elections will pass quietly without anyone realising it, due to the intensive security measures put in place.
IGP Dr Dampare gave this assurance in a meeting he held with the Council of State in Accra on Friday, May 3, 2024.
Sharing security details with these prominent citizens of the country who advise the President on national issues, he said just as there have been three successful bye elections in the country during his leadership, so shall election 2024 be.
He underscored the role of the peace officers in manning bye elections, which has won the admiration of the major political parties in the country.
The Council of State members were told that the police, together with other security services, known as the national security taskforce, would approach the general elections with utmost discipline, patriotism and love for humanity.
“We will work under the national security taskforce, encompassing all the security agencies… We will work together on what I call the partnership of team work in the interest of mother Ghana. We have decided to demonstrate maturity in the conduct of our activities, including accepting criticism,” he stated.
“…when we are matured and demonstrate it to the highest level, we are measured in our expectations. We are measured in the way we respond to issues and we will always see Ghana first and we will always see the bigger picture,” he stressed.
The citizens were further urged to not harbour any doubt in their minds that the police service will fail on their mandate in securing the country’s peace.
The Ghana Police Service outlined measures before, during and post elections activities to ensure that citizens abide by the laws of the state.
Police presence will be felt from printing of the ballot papers, transportation, storage and at polling, collation centres in case of runoff, as well as declaration and inauguration of the new president.
Citizens are to expect the police with their body cams and other sister security agencies two hours before polls starts.
Omanhene of Asante Juaben and Chairman of Council of State, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, thanked the police Administration on behalf of the members, for the elaborate discussion and measures on election security, saying “We are very much encouraged.”
He hoped that security details shared with them will go a long way in enhancing the neutrality of the police, urging that the police will keep informing the stakeholders about all their activities.
