The Minister for the Interior, Prosper Bani, has assured international bodies the security agencies will ensure peace before, during and after the general elections in December.

He gave this assurance when a joint high-powered delegation from the African Union, ECOWAS and the United Nations, led by Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, called on him at the Ministry to ascertain the country’s preparedness for Election 2016.

Bani said that mechanisms have been put in place to minimise threats and save lives and property.

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The delegation conceded that Ghana is a beacon in Africa and therefore all were expecting that the country would hold credible elections. They also assured the minister of their support for Ghana to uphold its democratic credentials.

The Minister re-emphasized that Ghana is a country that upholds the Rule of Law and anyone who goes against the law would be severely dealt with.

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He added that there was

On the subject of vigilante groups, the Minister affirmed the Ministry’s position that those groups were not registered and therefore considered illegal; should there be any violence, they would be arrested as individuals.

He also told the international organisations the level of preparedness by the security agencies ahead of the elections. He mentioned the provision of security personnel, who were well-trained and well-oriented, to the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates of the political parties as one of the actions taken to tighten security.