Kumawu by-election: Sufficient measures have been put in place to maintain law and order – Police assures

The Ghana Police Service has issued a press release to confirm its readiness to ensure the Kumawu by-election is incident-free.

On Tuesday, May 23, the Electoral Commission (EC) will hold a by-election to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) to replace late lawmaker Philip Basoah.

Ahead of the election, the Ghana Police Service wants the public to be rest assured that all the necessary measures have been put in place to maintain law and order.

“The Ghana Police Service would like to assure the public that sufficient measures have been put in place to maintain law and order as well as ensure peace and security before, during, and after the Kumawu Constituency bye-election which comes off tomorrow, 23rd May, 2023,” part of the Police release said.

The release added, “Adequate Police personnel have been deployed to Kumawu and the other communities within the Constituency to support the local Police to provide security for the election.

As part of the security arrangement, the Police on Monday morning engaged the parties contesting the election including the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and one of the Independent candidates to enhance collaboration among all stakeholders towards a peaceful election.

The other independent candidate in the election was, however, unable to honour the invitation to the meeting.

“We wish to assure the people of the Kumawu Constituency to go about their normal activities freely including going out to exercise their civic duty of casting their vote. We would also like to urge the general public, especially the people of the Kumawu Constituency to work with us to deliver a peaceful election and ensure the safety and security of all,” the Police press release concluded.