NDC primaries : No motorbikes will be allowed-Police

Police in the Ashanti Region has placed a ban on the use of motorbikes around polling centres in the upcoming NDC primaries.

The primaries will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The directive for the ban was announced after a meeting the police held with NDC’s executives in the region.

The police have also said, “persons who have nothing to do at the centres and are only there to observe proceedings should stay at least 50 metres away from the centres.”

The police will have a task force monitoring the various polling centres on the day of the polls.

A statement from the Regional Command said this was part of a resolve “to provide adequate security to ensure incident-free elections devoid of violence and acts of lawlessness.”

“No motorbike whether registered or unregistered would not be allowed at the voting centres.”

The statement warned that “whoever is seen riding motorbikes close to the polling centres will be arrested and the motorbike impounded.”   

The police have also said the “busing of party taskforce members to polling centres shall not be entertained.”

 

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