THE Northern Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Angwubutoge Awuni, has said that adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure a successful hosting of the first Town Hall Meeting in Tamale today.
“There is no cause for alarm as appropriate security measures have been put in place,” he assured the Daily Graphic in an interview.
He, however, said that the police administration would not provide “special police protection” for any group of persons, but rather provide “blanket security and protection” for all participants to the meeting.
ACP Awuni said this in reaction to suggestions by a group of persons claiming to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be provided special security to avert possible attacks from any group of persons.
According to the commander, anybody who had been threatened or felt being threatened and likely to be attacked should report immediately to the police to pre-empt any incident.
He explained that participants to the meeting should feel free as the police would not tolerate intimidation of any sort on individuals.
A member of the Town Hall Meeting Co-ordinating Group, Alhaji Abdul-Razak Sauna, for his part, indicated that invitation letters had been sent to all traditional authorities, religious leaders, heads of departments, women and youth groups to participate in the event.
He stated that a Deputy Registrar of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr A. B. Tanko Zakaria, was billed to be the moderator of the programme.
According to Mr Saani, a number of government officials were expected to arrive in Tamale for the event.
He noted that a number of radio discussions to sensitise residents to the need to participate in the event had been carried out, adding that “it is our responsibility to ensure that participants express their views freely”.
In a related development, the Metropolitan Security Committee met on Monday to discuss security issues regarding the event.
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