Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia, Running Mate to Nana Akufo-Addo, has chided the John
Mahama – NDC administration for celebrating the construction of one
interchange and trumpeting its mediocre record in the last eight years,
especially when a comparative look at the performance of the Kufuor-NPP
administration shows that with far less resources, it did much more than
the current government. Referring specifically to the cacophony
of noises that has surrounded the commissioning of the Circle
Interchange, Dr. Bawumia noted that the NPP with GHC20 billion was able
to institute several social intervention programmes, undertake major
transformational projects in all sectors and in all parts of the country
as well also build eight interchanges in eight years.
Speaking at the St. John Bosco College of Education in Navrongo on Thursday, Dr. Bawumia wondered how a government which had had over GHC248 billion in resources could be in such a jubilant mood over one interchange they had put up also in eight years.
“Can you imagine, with GHC248 billion, they have collapsed the economy, they have created hardships, they have created high unemployment, our Northern schools cannot get feeding grants in the senior high schools and we have major challenges in this economy and today they want us to be happy because they have built an Interchange at Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
“With GHC248 billion, they have been able to build only one interchange in eight years. With only GHC20 billion, the NPP built eight interchanges in eight years so they cannot try and hoodwink us by saying they have constructed Kwame Nkrumah Interchange”, he said.
Moving into the inherent corruption and incompetence that had bedevilled Ghana under the NDC, Dr. Bawumia revealed to the astonishment of the students gathered that Circle Interchange costs almost ten times what was spent on the Tetteh-Quarshie Interchange.
The Tetteh-Quarshie Interchange was constructed for around US$9 million while the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange was constructed for 75million Euros (around 82 million dollars)
“The Kwame Nkrumah Interchange costs almost 10 times what the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange cost and we are definitely not impressed because it is not enough ”, he indicated.
Dr. Bawumia urged the students of the St. John Bosco College of Education to work actively to ensure the defeat of the NDC in the upcoming election and noted that with the NDC, Ghanaians will never witness the true benefits of their taxes and resources as the NDC has decided to prioritise corruption and not the wellbeing of the people.
“We are going to get rid of this corrupt government. With this government when you say Teacher Training Allowances, they say there’s no money; when you say Nursing Training Allowances, they say there’s no money but when you say Woyome, then there’s money, GYEEDA, Bus Branding, then there’s money. Every corrupt scheme they find money but when it comes to money for the social and economic wellbeing of the people, then there’s no money”, he added.
Dr. Bawumia toured the Navrongo Central and Chiana-Paga constituencies on the 3rd day of his Upper East Regional Tour which has already seen him tour the Bongo, Nabdam, Talensi, Bolgatanga Central and Bolgatanga East constituencies.
Speaking at the St. John Bosco College of Education in Navrongo on Thursday, Dr. Bawumia wondered how a government which had had over GHC248 billion in resources could be in such a jubilant mood over one interchange they had put up also in eight years.
“Can you imagine, with GHC248 billion, they have collapsed the economy, they have created hardships, they have created high unemployment, our Northern schools cannot get feeding grants in the senior high schools and we have major challenges in this economy and today they want us to be happy because they have built an Interchange at Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
“With GHC248 billion, they have been able to build only one interchange in eight years. With only GHC20 billion, the NPP built eight interchanges in eight years so they cannot try and hoodwink us by saying they have constructed Kwame Nkrumah Interchange”, he said.
Moving into the inherent corruption and incompetence that had bedevilled Ghana under the NDC, Dr. Bawumia revealed to the astonishment of the students gathered that Circle Interchange costs almost ten times what was spent on the Tetteh-Quarshie Interchange.
The Tetteh-Quarshie Interchange was constructed for around US$9 million while the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange was constructed for 75million Euros (around 82 million dollars)
“The Kwame Nkrumah Interchange costs almost 10 times what the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange cost and we are definitely not impressed because it is not enough ”, he indicated.
Dr. Bawumia urged the students of the St. John Bosco College of Education to work actively to ensure the defeat of the NDC in the upcoming election and noted that with the NDC, Ghanaians will never witness the true benefits of their taxes and resources as the NDC has decided to prioritise corruption and not the wellbeing of the people.
“We are going to get rid of this corrupt government. With this government when you say Teacher Training Allowances, they say there’s no money; when you say Nursing Training Allowances, they say there’s no money but when you say Woyome, then there’s money, GYEEDA, Bus Branding, then there’s money. Every corrupt scheme they find money but when it comes to money for the social and economic wellbeing of the people, then there’s no money”, he added.
Dr. Bawumia toured the Navrongo Central and Chiana-Paga constituencies on the 3rd day of his Upper East Regional Tour which has already seen him tour the Bongo, Nabdam, Talensi, Bolgatanga Central and Bolgatanga East constituencies.
The Ghana Police Service has identified over five thousand hotspots in the country ahead of the December 7th elections.
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
The Ghana Police Service has identified over five thousand hotspots in the country ahead of the December 7th elections.
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon
The Ghana Police Service has identified over five thousand hotspots in the country ahead of the December 7th elections.
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
The Ghana Police Service has identified over five thousand hotspots in the country ahead of the December 7th elections.
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
The Ghana Police Service has identified over five thousand hotspots in the country ahead of the December 7th elections.
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
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The Ghana Police Service has identified over five thousand hotspots in the country ahead of the December 7th elections.
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
The Ghana Police Service has identified over five thousand hotspots in the country ahead of the December 7th elections.
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
The Ghana Police Service has identified over five thousand hotspots in the country ahead of the December 7th elections.
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
The Ghana Police Service has identified over five thousand hotspots in the country ahead of the December 7th elections.
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
The Ghana Police Service has identified over five thousand hotspots in the country ahead of the December 7th elections.
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful study of the over 29000 polling stations which would be used for the elections.
The Police Superintendent said the election taskforce of the Police Service upon finalizing the number of hotspots decided to work on them and this has helped reduced the number.
He added that the police will dispatch two or more personnel to these hotspots.
“In the potential hotspots, there will be two or more personnel, we have also mobile personnel which would also be patrolling areas…there will also be rapid patrol that will respond…,” he said.
The election taskforce, he added also has a reserve team which includes Military men that would be unleashed when emergency situations arise.
These measures including meeting with opinion leaders and political figures in identified hotspots, he said have contributed significantly to the reduction of hotspots.
“The police have worked intensively on these hotspots and are interacting with them, I can tell you confidently that that number have been reduced because of the work we have done there in the past…,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo said the police have also deployed several intelligence personnel throughout the entire country to gather the needed intelligence for the police.
“We are not saying that everything will be perfect….but what we can assure Ghanaians that we are ready and if there are people who are ready to ferment trouble, they should know that the police is also ready,” he said.
Go home after voting
The Police Superintendent also warned members of the public to stick to the rules governing the organization of elections which includes going home after voting.
“It is also wrong to use objects like stone and sticks to represent you in queues, it is wrong to bus people to come and vote and let me stress that people should go home after voting and come back after 5pm to come and observe the counting…,” he said.
He further cautioned voters to leave the polling station after casting their votes.
“It is not proper and lawful to continuously be at the polling station after voting because it may prevent others from coming to vote, we would force our rapid deployment to clear such people,” he said.
Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo further cautioned body builders ‘machomen’ to also desist from undertaking various actions which would disrupt activities on the election day adding that the police would not hesitate in arresting any ‘machoman’ who tried to do anything criminal.
“We will not hesitate to chase, arrest and detain any machoman or group of machomen seen in a car going to a polling station to cause mayhem…they will be released only after the elections…,” he cautioned.
- See more at: http://ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2016/November-19th/2016-elections-police-identify-5003-potential-hot-spots.php#sthash.vhX1swon.dpuf
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