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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says that an announcement by the Ghana Police Service regarding the dress code of its personnel must be followed with effective identification mechanisms on December 7.
The party says its decision is based on chaos that erupted during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-elections in January 2019.
Last week, Inspector General of Police (IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh ordered that officers performing election duties must wear the traditional police uniforms which are in the colors blue-black, black and police camouflage.
While praising the latest directive from the security agency, a statement signed by the NDC’s Director of Security for the 2020 Election campaign insisted that the move will yield no results if steps are not taken to properly identify individuals.
“The announcement about the authorized uniform to be used on D-Day will be inappropriate without guaranteeing that all Police personnel and other persons drawn from other security agencies are properly identified with their names clearly displayed on their uniforms,” the press release issued by Lt. Colonel (Rtd) Larry Gbevlo-Lartey explained.
In addition, the NDC asked the police to “keep a record of all personnel who will be deployed to various locations on December 7, and to make that list available in case of any eventuality.”
The party believes this will ensure accountability in monitoring the December presidential and parliamentary elections.
