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There was anger among some political party representatives during an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC)\u00a0meeting held on Thursday following the presence of armed police personnel brought in by the Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n

The party representatives say they went through\u00a0vigorous searches before they were allowed into the conference room for the meeting.<\/p>\n

The National Chairman of the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Monah, said, he was particularly shaken by the move.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is the first time I have come across this and I raised it at the IPAC meeting,\u201d he told Citi News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The PNC chairman also questioned the presence of police in the IPAC meeting itself, fearing it could start a bad precedent.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf IPAC is meant for political representation and you have a police officer who is not a member of IPAC then it means that those of us who also have personal guards for our security should also come into the meeting with our guards.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAny time I was talking, the policeman was looking at me with some queerness and I felt so intimidated that I had to tell the meeting that I was not comfortable,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Commenting on the security developments, the EC said the move was merely in response to security concerns that had been raised.<\/p>\n

Dr. Eric Bossman Asare, the Deputy Chair of the EC in charge of Corporate Services, said: \u201cthe commission has witnessed several security breaches and we have security agencies advising us that we need to beef up the security at our premises.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the commission will comment on the reasons for the security changes in due time.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatters of security are not for the consumption of the general public. It is usually for a select group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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