Togo crisis: ‘be calm Ghanaian’-Prez. assures

The Government of Ghana has assured its citizens living close to the common border with neighbouring Togo of maximum security despite the turmoil in the francophone country.

Protesters in the French-speaking country over the weekend clashed with security agencies there resulting in deaths and destruction to property.

With the demonstrators set to hit the streets on Friday, 25 August to pile pressure on the Faure Gnassingbe government to restore constitutional rule, there are fears among Ghanaians that the violence could spill over to Ghana.

But speaking to Media, Volta regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, said there is no cause for alarm as the country’s security personnel is on high alert to prevent any spill over.

“I don’t think for now there is any cause for alarm. We are on the alert, the Regional Security Council is on the alert, but as of now, apart from some few people coming in around the Kajebi district, we don’t have much influx of refugees coming into our country. We are just keeping close eyes on our borders and making sure criminals don’t come in; that arms are not brought into our country, to make sure our borders are well patrolled and we are also getting ourselves ready in case we have an influx of refugees coming in.

“The police are on the alert, the people who man the borders: the immigration, the Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division, they are also along the borders. National Security is also alert, so, so far, we don’t have any cause for alarm but we must be on our guard because we have a very porous border and, therefore, we must be on the alert,” he said.

Source: radiooneghana.com