Ablakwa Wants IGP Summoned To Parliament Over Election Related Violence

The North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa wants the Inspector General of Police IGP, Mr James Oppong Boanuh to be summoned by the House in relation to matters of election related violence and according to Ablakwa, the IGP must answer to the house for the loss of lives and the security challenges during the election

period. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Ablakwa said the buck stopped with the IGP. He is in charge of the election security task force. Can the task force appear before us to answer the questions to do with security, lives that have been lost and all the security challenges we have faced with the election. Okudzeto

suggested that either before this Tuesday or when we reconvene I think we should create some way for the IGP and members of the task force to appear before this House. The Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior, James Agalga had also demanded immediate dismissal of IGP for not ensuring safety of Ghanaians

during the 2020 presidential and also the parliamentary elections. At least six persons lost their lives due to the violence during the 2020 general elections. There were 61 recorded cases of the electoral and post electoral violence across the country. About twenty one 21 of the incidents were true cases of electoral violence, six 6 of which also involved gunshots according to the police.