A contender in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primaries for Ayawaso Central, Moses Abor, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, George Dampare, to take a special interest in the elections of Ayawaso Central and deploy professional police personnel to ensure a free and fair election in the constituency.
According to him, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, who doubles as his competitor, is orchestrating plans to manipulate the upcoming election using unauthorised security personnel.
In a formal complaint submitted to the Inspector General of Police, Moses Abor asserted that Henry Quartey intended to deploy illegal security personnel to influence the poll in his favour, as well as unlawfully stuffing ballot boxes with pre-marked ballots.
“Amongst other things, the Greater Accra Regional Minister intends to employ private security personnel and personnel from the Ghana Police Service who owe allegiance to him to intimidate and harass delegates whom he perceives as my supporters on the said day. I also have information that during counting, he intends to unleash hooligans to snatch ballot papers and possibly burn them to halt the process if it goes otherwise”, he claimed.
He emphasised that the reason behind Henry Quartey’s attempt is to intimidate and harass delegates perceived as supporters of his candidature on the voting day, scheduled for January 27.
Below is Moses Abor’s full statement.
I am Moses Abor, an aspiring Member of Parliament in the Ayawaso Central Constituency (hereinafter referred to as “Constituency”) and I refer to the above subject matter.
My attention has been drawn to the fact that the Greater Accra Regional Minister and Member of Parliament of the Ayawaso Central Constituency. Hon. Henry Quartey, who is also a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary primaries in the same constituency, intends to use illegal security personnel to disrupt the election process on the 27th of January, 2024 to his favour.
Amongst other things, the Greater Accra Regional Minister intends to employ private security personnel and personnel from the Ghana Police Service who owes allegiance to him to intimidate and harass delegates whom he perceives as my supporters on the said day. I also have information that during counting, he intends to unleash hooligans to snatch ballot papers and possibly burn them to halt the process if it goes otherwise.
Together with my team, we have intercepted a grand agenda by the Regional Minister to stuff the ballot boxes with his thumb printed ballot papers when voting is ongoing. As law abiding citizens, we do not intend to take the law into our own hands.
We therefore petition the Inspector General of Police (IGP), to take a special interest in the elections of Ayawaso Central and deploy professional police personnel to the venue on the voting day to avoid clashes and ensure the election is free and fair.
We await your prompt action.
