NPP Demands Swift Police Action to Prevent Chaos at Collation Centres
The party urges the Ghana Police Service to deploy more personnel to collation centres to maintain order
- The party urges the Ghana Police Service to deploy more personnel to collation centres to maintain order
- The NPP criticizes violent acts allegedly orchestrated by NDC supporters in key constituencies
- Political parties are encouraged to respect the rule of law and support efforts to ensure peaceful electoral processes
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the Inspector General of Police and the Ghana Police Service to ensure law and order at various collation centres across the country.
This appeal comes in the wake of heightened tensions and incidents of unrest at some collation centres during the ongoing electoral process.
At a press conference in Accra on Sunday, Justin Frimpong Kodua, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) emphasised the importance of maintaining peace and order to ensure a smooth and transparent collation of election results.
He urged the police to deploy adequate personnel to key locations and intensify patrols to prevent any disruptions that could undermine the integrity of the electoral process.
He also called on all political parties and their supporters to remain calm and respect the rule of law. He stressed the need for cooperation with the security agencies to ensure a peaceful and orderly collation process.
“The NPP has with great concern taken notice of the violent conducts of the NDC thugs as some the constituencies collation centres ie Damongo, Ablekuma North, Techiman South, Aowin, Obuasi East, Nsawam Adoagyiri, Fanteakwa North, Ahafo Ano North, Ahafo Ano South West, Akwatia, Trobu and Tema Central.
Indeed, data that made our flagbearer to concede this morning shows clearly that the NPP has won the constituencies I have mentioned but the NDC knowing very well that they lost these seats to the NPP are unwilling to accept their fate and are desperately seeking to compel the EC to do their bidding.
“We vehemently condemn these attacks are serving notice that we shall resist every attempt to temper with the result of the parliamentary elections in these constituencies. I call on the IGP…Mr IGP we believe you have seen what is happening at the various collation centres and as a political party the NPP we are calling on you to maintain law and order at the various collation centres.”
“We must ensure that the rights and safety of all our citizens are protected. We must not allow illegal looting and intimidation of our citizens, and I call on the leadership of the NDC to call its supporters to order and condemn these unnecessary acts of violence,” he stated.
