President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged the country’s security agencies to deal with any group of persons who will attempt to cause mayhem during this year’s elections.
Nana Akufo-Addo said he has given firm instruction to heads of the security services to act without fear or favour. Speaking at a meeting with some clergymen at the Jubilee House, Nana Akufo-Addo said he will superintend over a free, fair and peaceful election.
Following the violence that characterized the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, observers criticized the heavy security, especially the fact that some security personnel were masked.
NDC Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George was also assaulted by some security personnel.
The Minister of State in-charge-of National Security, Bryan Acheampong, said the deployment of security personnel described by onlookers as intimidating was “standard to all by-elections.”
Former President John Mahama said the government will face the wrath of “the people” if it dares deploy “hoodlums” clothed in security uniforms, in future elections just as it did in the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election.
He said they will resist such attempts.
Source:Fiilafmonline/CitiNews
