AS the day for the national delegates congress of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) draws closer, the Northern Regional Police Command has expressed its readiness to ensure an incident-free event.
According to the Northern Regional Police Commander, Mr Angwubutoge Awuni, “We are firmly on the ground and collaborating with our headquarters in Accra for the necessary logistics for the provision of adequate security before, during and after the congress.”
In an interview with the Daily Graphic on Monday, the commander, who did not give figures, indicated that an adequate number of police personnel would be mobilised to ensure peace and order during the congress that would attract about 3,000 delegates and observers from various parts of the country.
Mr Awuni was optimistic that in spite of the high turnout envisaged, there would not be a breach of the existing peaceful atmosphere in the Tamale metropolis during the entire period of the congress.
“The NDC northern regional delegates congress was held peacefully at the WAEC Hall in November last year and we hope the coming national congress that will also be held at the same venue will equally be harmonious,” he stated.
He, however, called for co-operation and support from delegates and other stakeholders to the congress, “so that together we can have a smooth congress”.
On the congress itself, there are feverish preparations by both the local and national organising committees to organise a successful congress. The venue for the congress, the WAEC Hall at the Education Ridge, has already been secured, while almost all hotels and guest-houses have been booked for the guests.
According to the local committee, there would be a congress village, while some of the delegates will also be camped in dormitories.
The congress will begin on Friday, January 15 and end on January 17, this year.
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