NPP Primaries: Get help if necessary – Kennedy Agyapong’s Rocky Obeng tells police

Ahead of the New Patriotic Party presidential primary set for January 31, 2026, the Director of Elections for the Kennedy Agyapong campaign, Joojo Rocky Obeng, has called on the Inspector General of Police to seek support from other security agencies if the Ghana Police Service cannot on its own ensure a peaceful and secure process.

Mr Obeng made the call during an interview on Ekosiisen on Asempa FM on Wednesday, January 7. He said that although the party has basic internal security measures, the police should be prepared to involve other agencies due to the nature of the election.

He noted that the primary will be held at 277 polling centres, which requires significant security deployment, adding: “I would like to advise or respectfully tell the Ghana Police Service, that if need be and they need the assistance of other security agencies to support them, they shouldn’t hesitate to do so.”

Drawing on his experience as a former Regional Minister and chair of a Regional Security Council, Mr Obeng explained that it is normal during elections for the Police to work with other agencies such as the Ghana Armed Forces, Immigration Service and the Ghana National Fire Service as part of an election taskforce.

He said: “This election is taking place in 277 centres. So, the Ghana Police Service and the IGP should carry out a good assessment because we do not want to experience any chaos, which is why we’ve handed over election security to them. If we are voting in 277 centres, which is not like a nationwide election, and they won’t have enough officers to provide security, then they should form an election taskforce by getting other sister security agencies to help them.”

Mr Obeng stressed that his comments were based on experience and not intended to question the capacity of the Police. He referred to security concerns during the Ablekuma constituency by election, where challenges were recorded at some polling stations.

“On a normal day, per the strength of the Ghana Police Service, I may not have even offered this advice. It’s just advice, and they can consider it coming from someone with experience in election security.”

He added that the responsibility for ensuring a peaceful election lies with the Police and the Electoral Commission, noting that the selected venues were determined by the EC.

“The venues we’re using have been decided by the Electoral Commission, and the policing is in the hands of the Ghana Police Service.”…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>