According to the Ghana Police Service, the requisite security arrangement has been put in place to monitor the upcoming district level elections slated for September 1, 2015.
“In view of this, the deployment of combined team of personnel from the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Prison Service, Ghana National Fire Service and Ghana Immigration Service to various polling stations and locations to maintain law and order for the protection of conduction of the election, will start on Sunday, August 31, 2015,” the statement said.
It also cautioned the public to desist from any act that could jeopardise the smooth conduct of the election.
“To ensure a successful and peaceful process, the Police are calling on the general public to cooperate with them and observe all electoral regulation and procedures… Meanwhile, the police would like to In case of any emergency, the public are advised to call the police on MTN and Vodafone short code 18555, all networks 191 and 0302773906,” the release said.