IMANI, CDD, IDEG, other CSOs criticise ban on NDC demonstrations
Top Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Ghana have appealed in a statement to the Ghana Police Service to preserve their impartiality to protect national peace and security.
The statement, dated Wednesday, December 31, 2020, is signed by Civic Forum Initiative (CFI), Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Norsaac, The Ark Foundation, Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Citizens’ Movement Against Corruption (CMAC), IMANI and STAR Ghana Foundation.
According to the CSOs, the directive by the police placing a temporary ban on demonstrations and protests by National Democratic Congress (NDC) over December 7, 2020, presidential and parliamentary elections is unsettling.
Fast-track investigations into election violence and let all know – CSOs to police A group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has commended the Ghana Police Service for the role played in maintaining peace and security before, during and after the December 7 elections. But the CSOs have raised concerns about the impartiality the police in recent times, especially as supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) continue to protest on the streets over results of the elections. These conclusions were made in a virtual meeting of the CSOs held on Monday, December 28. The CSOs are Civic Forum Initiative (CFI), Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Norsaac and The Ark Foundation.