The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has tightened security arrangements ahead of its regional executive elections, with contestants warned against bringing bodyguards or large groups of supporters to the voting centres.
Ebenezer Doku, a member of the NPP Greater Accra Regional Elections Committee, said a significant number of police officers would be deployed to ensure the safety of delegates and maintain order during the elections.
“We have security being tightly taken care of by the Tema Regional Police Commander, Mr. Asiedu. We have 700 delegates, and we have a minimum of 400 policemen,” Mr. Doku said on Eyewitness News on Friday, August 14, 2026.
“We want to have a very peaceful election, and so we’re asking the contestants that they should not come with bodyguards. We don’t want to have issues with a candidate having people following him into the inner perimeter,” he added.
The NPP’s regional elections are being held across all 16 regions to elect executives who will lead the party at the regional level for the next four years.
Mr. Doku said the elections committee had also limited the number of people who could accompany candidates to the voting centres to prevent congestion and possible disturbances.
“We are giving all aspirants a minimum of three observer accreditations, so that you can have one or two people following you, but certainly not a crowd,” he said.
He explained that large groups accompanying candidates had previously contributed to disturbances at election centres.
“Some of these people, when they follow, are those who create the problems for us at our various election centres,” Mr. Doku said.
He urged contestants and their supporters to cooperate with the security arrangements to ensure a peaceful electoral process.
“The police are there to give everyone protection, so we expect to have a very peaceful election,” he said.
