The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the Ghana Police Service to arrest and bring charges against those responsible for the electoral violence in Ablekuma North ahead of the Akwatia by-election.
The party made the request the NPP during a crucial meeting between political parties and the Ghana Police Service on Tuesday, August 19 ahead of the September 2 by-election in Akwatia.
The National Organiser of the NPP, Henry Nana Boaky in an interview with the media after the meeting with the Ghana Police Service said the police needs to take action against individuals responsible for the electoral violence in Ablekuma North in order to rebuild trust in security measures before the Akwatia by-election.
“We said that thugs who were linked to the NDC, who caused mayhem, their images are all over, the videos all over and and as we speak, the Ghana Police Service has not effected any decisive arrest. We saw a communique that stated that they have arrested two persons. We do not know of any update. Were they put before the court? Are they on remand?
“We don’t know anything, so we were very strong on this particular point. The IGP said that they are very serious about it and that we should even expect that by the close of today, some arrests will be made. If they want us to rely on these assurances, then they must work on what happened in Ablekuma North.
“The Ghana Police Service should give us that confidence that they have dealt with the Ablekuma North issue,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko-Computer, disclosed that the NDC during the meeting urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to strengthen its security measures.
“They need to beef up security and make sure that the fact that you are a former Minister or former MP and if you don’t have any accreditation, you have no business at the polling station and we will also make sure that the EC post the results at the polling station at the end of everything because it is a requirement under section 39 (c) that at the end of the collation they need to post the results at the polling station.
