The Electoral Commission (EC) has been reminded to get its act together to remove unnecessary tension on voting day.
Commissioner of Police (COP) Nathan Kofi Boakye, the Ashanti Regional Commander, said everything must be done to prevent delay in the dispatch of election materials to the polling centres, sending voting materials to the wrong places and issuing conflicting instructions.
This, he warned could heighten tension at the centres and trigger confusion and must therefore be avoided.
He made the call at the launch of educational materials on the presidential and parliamentary elections in Kumasi.
These had spelt out the role of the police, peace messages and regulations governing the polls.
COP Boakye asked that all the key actors worked together to dial down tension and support the successful conduct of the December 07 election.
He told officers and men of the police service to demonstrate high level of professionalism - ensure that there was protection for everybody.
“Your actions and inactions would be key to the free, fair and credible conduct of the election and therefore you need to remain professional, neutral and do what you have to do.”
COP Boakye gave the assurance that adequate security measures had been put in place to swiftly deal with any threat to the peace.
There was no way any troublemakers were going to have their way in the region, he added.
He cautioned that motorbikes would not be allowed within 100 meters radius of any of the polling centres.
The Regional Commander appealed to the media to put the nation’s peace first by reporting only the truth but not rumor and gossip.
It was important that the journalists checked their facts with the appropriate authorities to keep the political temperature down.
Source: GNA
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EC please, be fair to all parties. We dont have anywhere to go. Ghana is our only country. Dont do things that will favour one particular party. Your actions are very suspicious, as though you are for one particular party. Please help us to win your confidence. I am getting scared. Really scared.
HI, COMMANDER ONE, PLEASE STAND-BY, IN CASE OF ANY ELECTION MISBEHAVIOR, TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY. WE WILL SUPPORT YOU AS WE SUPPORTED JERRY RAWLINGS THOSE DAYS.
Well measured statement of this kind is needed across the country to assure the people of Ghana the preparedness of the state institutions to carry out and supervise the elections. This Young Officer Commander Kofi Boakye, though can at times make mistakes, has proven that he is very matured and well conversant with the police work. Bravo, you have shown the bright way and we need more police commanders to exhibits similar courage, character and professionalism. The civilization of Ghanaian Society depends on strength of all our institutions.