Central Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mr Akuribah Yaagy is urging political parties to use their internal party conflict resolution mechanisms to fix political disputes instead of rushing to the police for redress.
He said the police were mandated to enforce law and order as well as protect lives and property but not to act as political inter-party and intra- party conflict resolution agents, The Ghana News Agency (GNA) reported.
DCOP Yaagy met with representatives of political parties and youth leaders in the Cape Coast Metropolis on Wednesday and asked them to use party structures to resolve conflicts or use Alternative Dispute Resolution both in court and out of court.
However, he urged them to report early warning signals or any imminent incidence of violence to the police for the appropriate response.
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The meeting, attended by representatives and members of the New Patriotic Party, National Democratic Congress, Convention People's Party, and the People's National Convention was also to find ways to get to the 2016 general elections without using violence, acrimony or foul language, GNA reported.
DCOP Yaagy told attendees it was important for them to intensify public education on violence-free elections and also to build consensus on critical issues such as inclusiveness and unity in diversity.