Ghana: Temporary Closure of All Land Borders Ahead of December 7 General Elections

Eligible voters being registered at one of the centres during the exercise
6 December 2024

The Ministry for the Interior has ordered the temporary closure of all land borders as part of measures to ensure the integrity of the December 7 General Elections.

"This temporary closure is with immediate effect and ends at 6:00pm on Sunday, 8th December 2024," Interior Minister Henry Quartey said in a press statement issued in Accra today.

The Ministry therefore, urged all citizens,and travellers to and from Ghana,to cooperate with State Security Agencies enforcing the directive.

The statement copied the Minister of Justice and Attorney General's Department and the Production Co-ordinator of the Ghana Publishing Company concluded.

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