The Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Cephas Arthur has said that the Inspector General of Police, John Kudalor has no right to allow Togolese entry to cast their vote in the December polls.
He said the IGP has no jurisdiction in Togo to command Togolese security officers to open their boarders.
Addressing the media on a day’s visit to the Volta Region, John Kudalor, observed that due to the long standing history between the Volta Region and the Republic of Togo, there is that tendency to challenge the eligibility of voters along the borders.
I don’t think the Togolese have any mandate to come and vote here; but you know the long standing history between the Volta Region and Togo. All that we are saying is that, any Ghanaian is free to stay anywhere and work. So if you are even living outside the African Continent and you are duly registered and your papers are ready, you can fly in, nobody can stop you at the airport. In the same wise if you find yourself in a country within our borders, I don’t think anybody should be prevented,” he stated.
He said his outfit would ensure that every individual with the requisite travel documents would have access into the country on the Election Day, and as well be permitted to exercise his or her franchise if duly registered.
But Superintendent Cephas Arthur said people accusing the IGP of allowing Togolese to cross the border and cast their vote on December 7 should desist from such comments since it is not his responsibility to allow eligible voters entry.
According to him, those making such comments are engaged in propaganda designed to discredit the integrity of the Police Servic and to tarnish the hard earned reputation of the IGP.
“IGP has no right to order Togolese into the country and so those accusing him should stop because even if eligible voters are allowed, the Interior minister is the only one to do that and not the IGP so please stop tarnishing his image” he stated.
The opposition New Patriotic Party in the Volta Region, has recently launched a campaign dubbed “Operation Eagle Eye” that seeks to keep surveillance along the Ghana-Togo frontier to prevent what they claim are Togolese nationals from entering the country to vote.
Their campaign was countered by the governing NDC which has vowed to ensure eligible Ghanaians working in Togo move into the country to vote.
Source: adomonline
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YOU ARE 18 YEARS SUPPOSED REGISTERED GHANAIAN VOTER, LIVING OUTSIDE GHANA, SO YOU DON T THINK FAR, IS IT A POLITICIAN WHO IS SUPPOSED TO FORCE YOU TO COME AND VOTE? I SMELL A BIG RAT, NDC, NDC, NDC, HMMM, VERY GOOD IN RIGGING ELECTIONS, ALL BORDERS SHOULD BE CLOSED ON DEC 7. ANY WAY WHY SHOULD JM INAUGURATE AND COMMISSIONED A ROAD, GHANAIANS , IN FACT, THINGS ARE GETTING OUT OF HANDS
After rigging the elections , they will come back to tell us they know how to do effective campaign to win elections. The presidents will on his part will tout that God elected him. If NDC claim they are the choice of the electorate, why try to rig the elections? IS IT NOT SHAMEFUL THAT ONLY NDC IS ACCUSED OF RIGGING THE ELECTIONS? They have no shame because the Presidents is the chief corrupt member who thinks every Ghanaian can be bribed.
YOUR MIND SETS AND EVERY THING YOU SAY SHOWS YOU ARE SHALLOW MINDED LIKE YOUR CANDIDATE. WHAT IS WRONG WITH WHAT THE POLICE OFFICER SAID? YOU THINK GHANAIANS ARE ***barred word***?
Let's close all entry points into the country including our airports on 7th December. I think that will make the NPP happy. JM TOASO FOR ME
ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING CHARACTERISTICS OF MAHAMA ADMINISTRATION, ASIDE CORRUPTION, IS MEDIOCRITY. IT IS SO SAD THAT THE POLICE BEHAVING LIKE EC SEEM TO PORTRAYING SUCH MEDIOCRITY UNDER MAHAMA. THE SECURITY FORCES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE POLICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EC WERE SUPPOSES TO HAVE SPECIAL VOTING TODAY, DECEMBER 1. IT IS REPORTED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THAT THE EXERCISE WAS A TOTAL FAILURE. THE ELECTION OF SPECIAL VOTING IS EXTENDED TO SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4. WHAT A SHAME. I WONDER IF EC AND POLICE CANNOT ORGANIZE VOTING FOR ABOUT 130, 000 SPECIAL VOTING, HOW COULD THEY DO IT FOR OVER 15,000,000. THIS IS A VERY BAD SIGN FOR WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON DECEMBER 7. IS IT AN EXCUSE FOR EC, THE POLICE AND MAHAMA GOVERNMENT TO CARRY THE ELECTION BEYOND THE STIPULATED DAY, DECEMBER 7. THEY DID THAT TO STEAL THE 2012 ELECTION WHEN THEY EXTENDED THE ELECTION TO A SECOND DAY IN SOME PLACES, THEIR STRONGHOLDS. THERE CANNOT BE ANY REPETITION OF 2012.
WHY MEDDLE IN POLITICS. EVERY CHILD IN GHAN KNOWS THAT NDC ORGANIZED TOGOLESE TO REGISTER IN GHANA. NDC HAVE THEIR PLANS TO BRING THEIR TOGOLESE VOTERS TO VOTE. WHY SHOULD YOU MAKE THIS POLICE BUSINESS. PLEASE DONT DISGRACE THE POLICE PROFESSION. MAHAMA CAN BE YOUR JUNIOR WHY STOOD SO LOW IN YOUR UNIFORM. GIVE DIGNITY TO THE UNIFORM AND YOUR OFFICE AND LEAVE KOFI ADAMS AND KOKU ANYIDOHO TO DO THIS GUTTER WORK
Mr.Arthur, We all do respect you and IGP are ***barred word***
FATHER PLEASE LET ALL THE PLANS OF NDC TO MESS UP THE ELECTION BECOME LIKE THE PLANS OF AHITHOPHEL. DO TO MAHAMA AND THE NDC LIKE YOU DID TO PHAROA AND HIS ARMY IN THE RED SEA. DISCONFIT THEIR THINKING. LET ALL THEIR PLANS BE FOILLED. IF ANY BODY SITS IN HELOCOPTER TO GO MESS THE ELLECTION, LET IT CRASH. IF THAT PERSIN USES CARS LET IT NEVER REACH ITS DESTINATION, IF THE PERSON USES MOTO LET A WIND BLOW IT AWAY. IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN
So you're telling the whole world that the IGP has turned himself as the EC boss and issued directives that the border should left wide open for foreigners to come to Ketu South to vote. Shame on you IGP Kudolor. Kennedy Agyepong hinted and we all blasted him for hitting the IGP below the belt. Apparently, the IGP is conniving with the EC to allow the eligality to happen. Why has Prez JDM destroyed this country with nepotism, tribalism, whom-you-know agenda. The country has gone backwards with such mind set.
THIS STATEMENT COMING FROM MAHAMA'S BROTHER ALFRED JUST CONFIRMS THAT MAHAMA AND HIS BROTHER IBRAHIM TRULY BRIBED BUGRI NAABU. "BENEVOLENCE" IN MAHAMA, IBRAHIM MAHAMA AND NDC DICTIONARY MEANS BRIBERY. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY GAVE TO AFOKO,KAGYEPONG, CRABBE, WEREKO-BROBBEY, ARTHUR KENNEDY, NYAHO TAMAKLOE AND THE REST OF THE TRAITORS. JAH BLESS BUGRI NAABU FOR TAKING MAHAMA'S MONEY BUT REJECTING TO RUN DOWN AKUFO ADDO/NPP CAMPAIGN. GHANA PEOPLE LET'S ARISE AND VOTE OUT BARAWO MAHAMA AND HIS BARAWO BROTHER IBRAHIM, FRIENDS AND DEVIL NDC IN DECEMBER. INSHA ALLAH!!!