The Ghana Police Service has distanced itself from comments by DCOP Gabriel Prince Waabu concerning security arrangements for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in December.
DCOP Waabu, during a panel discussion on Accra-based JoyNews, indicated that the Ghana Police Service had learned lessons on ensuring peaceful elections, which means it will exclude the military from this year’s elections.
However, a statement issued by the police on Monday (19 February) said the comment does not represent the position of the Ghana Police Service.
“The attention of the Ghana Police Service has been drawn to an unfortunate statement made by DCOP Gabriel Prince Waabu during a panel discussion on JoyNews, today Monday 19 February 2024.
“The statements made by DCOP Gabriel Prince Waabu concerning election security are unfounded and do not represent the position of the Ghana Police Service. We would therefore like to disassociate the Ghana Police Service completely from the statements and apologize to the Ghana Armed Forces. The conduct of the officer is being subjected to internal disciplinary processes of the Ghana Police Service.”
“We want to state that under the National Elections Security Taskforce Architecture, The Ghana Police Service works with all other security services including the Ghana Armed Forces to ensure peace, security, law and order, before, during and after elections. The approach to the 2024 general elections will be no different,” the police statment said.
Meanwhile the conduct of DCOP Waabu is being subjected to internal disciplinary processes of the Ghana Police Service.
Below is the full statement:
