The Togolese government has imposed a ban on an opposition protest march scheduled for Tuesday against the re-election of President Faure Gnassingbe in last week's polls.

Faure, 43, won Thursday's presidential election with 60.92 percent of the votes cast, according to the West African country's electoral commission, which has the mandate to publish the provisional results.

The protest march was planned by the leading opposition United Forces for Change (UFC), whose secretary general and candidate Jean-Pierre Fabre is contesting the victory of Faure and declaring himself to have won the election with a "comfortable margin."

Fabre, 58, got 33.94 percent of the votes cast whereas he had claimed to be "way ahead" according to the tallying process.

Provincial Administration Minister Pascal Bodjona announced on Monday that he had refused to give authorization to the protest to "protect" the freedom of movement for other citizens.

He spoke of a "particular situation" which was prevailing in the country. Measures need to be taken to protect the national security and the freedom of movement of citizens, the minister said, warning no demonstration will be allowed during working days.

Bodjona termed the post-election situation as "very sensitive," calling on people to exercise their civic duty and be patriotic and urging the political leaders to have a high sense of responsibility.

"The government will take any necessary measure to guarantee peace and security for all," he reassured.

According to sources from the UFC, the march will begin from the populous area of Be in the capital Lome, the stronghold of the party, and end up at the Independence Monument situated within the administrative area.

Since Saturday, security measures have been reinforced around this monument.

On Monday, security forces cordoned off the UFC's headquarters amid confrontations with hundreds of the party's supporters. The same scenario was witnessed at the party's secondary office in a northern suburb of the Togolese capital.