Oda inaugurates Election Taskforce

The Akim Oda Divisional Police Command has inaugurated a Divisional Election Security Taskforce to ensure peaceful coexistence for the November General Election.

The members of the taskforce are from the Ghana Armed Forces, the Ghana Police Service, the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI), the National Commission for Civic Education, the Electoral Commission, the Immigration Service, and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, among others.

Chief Superintendent Ebenezer Ampofo, the Akim Oda Divisional Police Commander, the leader of the Taskforce, said it would assist the security agencies to ensure prevent intimidation and violence.

He said the members would plan, monitor, co-ordinate and organise training programmes for security agencies to build the capacity of their personnel on Public Order Management and other related duties toward the election.

Chief Superintendent Ampofo said the taskforce would have seven Sub-committees namely; Joint Operations Centre, Media and Communication, Personnel Mobilisation and Deployment, Ballot Security, Intelligence-Legal, Investigation and Prosecution, and Transport and Logistics.