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Accra, Oct. 14, GNA – A specialised training course on Election Violence and Security has commenced for personnel from various security agencies ahead of Ghana’s 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.

The two-week course, organised by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), will have two cohorts comprising of 82 security personnel from the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, Customs, National Intelligence Bureau, Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Prisons Service.

With support from the German Government, the course aims to enhance the capacity of the law enforcement agencies in preventing and managing potential electoral violence ahead of the 2024 general elections.

The last in a series of a similar training held in Accra, Kumasi, and Tamale, the programme is designed to equip officers with the skills necessary to handle electoral security across Ghana’s regions.

Major General Richard Addo Gyane, Commandant, KAIPTC, whose speech was read on his behalf by Colonel Anorph Barnabas Akanbong, Director Training, KAIPTC, emphasised the critical role of security officers in preserving peace before, during, and after elections.

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