By Mavis Paintsil and Josephine Tetteh, Accra
The inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has warned against the culture of Machoism and use of unauthorised security outfit s ahead of the December elections.
Dampare stressed the importance of peaceful elections and collaboration between security agencies and political actors.
According to him, the Police would not tolerate individuals presenting themselves in uniforms resembling those of state security agencies and assured that the police would act decisively to maintain order and protect the right of citizens.
The environment where people want to use certain uniforms that make them feel half police, half military, half of anything, resembling security is unacceptable in this critical period.
There is this culture of machoism, where people think that biceps are the basis for determining ones strength. Fortunately, as you can see, with the things we have done going forward in these elections, l think most of them have advised themselves and found something to do.
The( IGP)urged political parties to carry the message of peace and cooperation to their supporters, emphasising the shared responsibility of ensuring a violence free elections.
He added that, the environment where people want to use certain uniforms that make them feel half police, half military, half anything, resembling security is unacceptable in this critical period.
Our plea is for us to finish and finish very well, to the glory of God and for the benefit of this country especially for the generation that will come after us.
It is in the same spirit that we are also committed to showing our patriotism by ensuring this election is peaceful and to satisfaction of everybody, he noted.
Police parties were also present at the engagement, the All People’s Congress, (APC),New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC), Convention Peoples Party, (CPP), pledge to uphold the rule of law and cooperate with the police before, during and after December elections.
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