NPP engages Ghana Police Service ahead of crucial November 4 flagbearer race

The elections committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Thursday, November 26, held a meeting with the Ghana Police Service as part of preparations for the flagbearer election of the party.

At the meeting, the Chair of the Elections Committee of the NPP, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare to help the party hold a successful election.

He said the NPP as a party that prides itself as democratic, wants to lead the way by holding a very peaceful election next month.

“We know the appropriate authority is the Ghana Police. It is not just an internal event which matters, it is our own thing, In fact, even a family meeting, if you have it and you don’t go according to the law and you start fighting, very soon the police will have to come in. So nothing is beyond the parameters of the Police whether it borders on peace and security of the country.

“We are assuring you that the regulations we have all signed up to which we are going to make available to the Police and already available to the EC, is going to be the blueprint of the process. Anyone who disregards this on that day should be dealt with according to law,” Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye said at the meeting.

He continued, “We want to establish that this country is a lawful nation and for that matter, in particular, the NPP as an advanced party, we claim to be fathers and mothers of democracy in Ghana, therefore, we must act in a manner that is in conformity with the relevant claims that we make. We, therefore, urge you to ensure that you do your work accordingly, there will be no no-go area in this process, Ghana is one republic and belongs to all of us.”

The crucial flagbearer election of NPP is scheduled to be held on Saturday, November 4.

The top role in the party is being contested by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, former Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Akoto Afriyie, as well as Francis Addai Nimoh.