Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector-General of Police, has called on Ghanaians to vote in the general elections scheduled for December 2024 with a strong sense of patriotism, maturity, and love for mankind.
The IGP claims that while the security services are prepared to oversee the polls at every turn, participation from the public and other stakeholders will ensure a more seamless process.
Speaking in Accra on Thursday, the IGP stated that if all parties and voters fulfill their responsibilities, the election will be a pleasant civic experience. The program was organized by the Trades Union Congress and had as its theme, “The role of workers and social partners in securing peaceful election for national development.”
“The security agencies are ready for the elections, ready to keep the peace, ready to secure the country and ready to ensure law and order. All that we have to do as citizens is to play our part, and all other stakeholders must do is play their part.
“And if we are to do three things right, we will see that playing our part is the easiest thing that we can do for our beloved country. And the three things stem from being matured; maturity across all ages is very necessary, patriotism; patriotism towards nation such that we put Ghana first and all other things secondary and thirdly we need love for humanity,” the IGP said.
He stressed, “If we can operate on this principle we will see that our duty in this whole election process is a simple civic process that is enjoyable”.
He added that the National Election Command Center has been running at the Police headquarters for the past year, managing election-related issues and collaborating with the national task force on election security to guarantee a seamless national election process.
