Ghana Elections: Soldiers To Be Deployed As Electoral Commission Resumes Re-Collation Of Results [Video]

• Soldiers will be deployed to assist the police in maintaining security during the re-collation of election results
• The National Election Security Task Force warned supporters of political parties from massing up at collation centres
• The Electoral Commission earlier complained that the National Election Security Task Force had not provided enough security at collation centres

Soldiers will be deployed to maintain security for the re-collation of results for outstanding constituencies from the December 7 elections.

The National Election Security Task Force confirmed the deployment at a press conference on December 20.

The commission expressed concerns that the National Election Security Task Force has not provided enough security at collation centres.

Addressing the media on December 20, ACP Grace Ansah-Akrofi, the Director of Public Affairs for the Ghana Police Serviceand spokesperson for the election security task force, urged political actors to refrain from inciting their supporters to …