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The minority leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, says they will not tolerate any act of intimidation by state security agencies or any form of militant group during the upcoming elections on December 7.
He said that during the general elections he expects only the Ghana Police Service to be deployed to the voting centers and not to any other security agency.
This, he said, will make it easier for the minority to hold accountable for any mishaps on Election Day.
National Security Minister Albert Kan Dapaah, who was in Parliament on Thursday to brief the House on his team’s preparation for December 7, polls said politicians are creating a false sense of insecurity in the country.
But in response to the briefing, the Tamale South deputy said: “We will not accept intimidation on behalf of National Security, and we will not accept intimidation on behalf of other forces.
“I think the Majority Leader started something and my colleague Inusah Fuseini supported him.
“When the security agencies are involved, deploy the police, let it be the IGP and its men, not any other category of men. Then we can hold the IGP and its men accountable for the results we see and monitor. But rest assured 7th December, make your men well, we are committed to the peace of the country. “
In addition, he expressed the will of Parliament to help the Minister of National Security to adequately address any challenges that his team may face while preparing for the elections.
“The security of the country is of the utmost importance to any government. You have not told us if you have any logistical or financial challenges as you prepare for the elections.
“This house will be happy to know so that if they have to ask for dedicated resources not what is printed, what is available to their men and women to safeguard the peace and security of this country,” he said.
Haruna Iddrisu called for neutrality and impartiality on the part of the state security agency as the country prepares to go to the polls.
“So we will demand neutrality and impartiality from the security agency, so once again, let me congratulate you on this guarantee, but do not trivialize it to a false notion of insecurity.
“There is a certain sense of insecurity, not in all aspects of our life in Ghana, but in some pockets of it,” he said.
