Police assure readiness to provide security for Ablekuma North Election results recollation

The Ghana Police Service says it is fully prepared to provide the necessary security to support the Electoral Commission (EC) should it decide to resume and complete the collation of results for the 2024 parliamentary elections in the Ablekuma North constituency.

Ablekuma North remains the only constituency in the country without a sitting Member of Parliament, months after the general elections. Disputes surrounding the outcome of the parliamentary contest have stalled the collation process, leaving constituents without representation in Parliament.

At a press briefing held on Tuesday, May 6, the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor, gave assurances of the Police Service's readiness to step in and safeguard the process.

“If the EC is ready, we are always ready to provide the security, so I believe that we will take it up with the Inspector General of Police, but the service is always ready to provide the security support for any exercise. Whether it is the EC or any other institution,” she said.

Her remarks signal a willingness by the police to facilitate the resolution of the long-standing electoral impasse, provided the EC initiates the process.