"Go ahead with Akwatia election re-run" -Mills

Accra, Aug. 17, GNA - President John Evans Atta Mills has endorsed the decision of the Electoral Commission to proceed with Tuesday's election re-run at six polling stations in the Akwatia Constituency. A statement from the Ministry of Information, signed by Mrs Zita Okaikoi on Monday said President Mills had also assured the Commission of all necessary logistics and security arrangements to ensure a peaceful and successful election.

Speaking after a meeting with the Vice President, and the Ministers of Defence and the Interior, President Mills overruled a recommendation of the Eastern Regional Security Council that the election re-run should be postponed, and directed that the election comes off as scheduled. He directed the heads of the various security agencies to provide maximum security for Tuesday's polls.

A curfew was imposed on Akwatia township and its environs on Sunday following political clashes that resulted in various degrees of injury to many people.