Sunday, September 7, 2008

TASK FORCE TO ENSURE PEACEFUL ELECTIONS (MIRROR, PAGE 42)

From Emmanuel Modey, Ho

The Ho Central Security Election Task Force has been inaugurated at Ho in the Volta Region.The task force under the Volta Regional Security Election is to ensure peaceful conduct of the December 2008 elections.
The 11-member body to complement the work of the regional task force is led by Superintendent Samuel Tetteh, Ho Municipal Police Commander.
In his inaugural address, the Volta Regional Director of the Ghana Immigration Service, Mr Francis Kpobi said the regional task force has to be complimented and replicated at the various sub-levels.
As such, they are determined to go by certain principles to portray their effectiveness and efficiency before, during and after the elections. This include collaboration, consultation, formation of sub committees and the assurance of professional display during monitoring and evaluation.
Mr Kpobi asked them to be very vigilant to ensure a very smooth election process. He wondered why " we should watch over a large number of people to die for one person to become a president or member of parliament".
He called for strict security around the ballot boxes and to ensure that they get to the final destination where the votes will be counted.

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