Security agencies will make sure that the 2024 election is peaceful and free of incidents, according to Inspector General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.
Elections in the entire country have been peaceful since the IGP took office, and he predicts that in 2024 they will be as well.
During a meeting of the national task force on election security held at the police headquarters, Dr Akuffo Dampare gave reassurance to the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) regarding the safety of all those participating in the poll.
“We want to reassure my sister, the EC Chairperson, that we will keep working with my colleagues here to make sure that the elections in 2024 will be peaceful, just as they have been since I took over the country.”
Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), stated that the Ghanaian Armed Forces will be available to support the police and other security agencies providing background protection for the 2024 elections.
The army will not be directly involved in election security, but they will be prepared to support the Police if needed, according to the CDS.
“We in the Armed Forces commit to our constitutionally mandated duty to protect this country and prevent any aggression from outside the country and also from within and we do so by air, by sea and by land, and even do at the peril of our lives”.
On the 2024 elections, the CDS noted “For the election proper we may not be in the upfront of election duties but we will be in the background to support you the Police Service and other security services.
“The Armed Forces is ready to act accordingly when we are called upon, but for the election duties proper I will leave it to the security services to be in the forefront. We will always be in the background to act appropriately when we are called upon”.
The chairperson of the Commission, Jean Mensa, who was at the stakeholder meeting expressed her gratitude to the security agencies for their support during the elections.
