Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has condemned the violent incidents reported during the ongoing parliamentary rerun in Ablekuma North.
According to him, the development is a betrayal of the democratic principles the National Democratic Congress (NDC) pledged to uphold when they won power in the 2024 elections.In an interview with JoyNews, he explained that "they're very disturbing." "This is not the democracy that we want to see in Ghana.
Our supporters are being attacked by thugs in the presence of the police who have been unable to protect them.The Electoral Commission (EC) ordered the rerun in 19 polling stations following disputes over unauthenticated results from the December 7, 2024, general elections.
However, tensions escalated today as reports emerged of intimidation, clashes, and arrests of individuals in suspicious uniforms.Tensions escalated dramatically at the St. Peter’s Society Methodist Church polling station in Odorkor, part of the Ablekuma North constituency.
The electoral rerun was violently disrupted when a group of unidentified “macho men” stormed the premises in coordinated fashion, arriving in a pickup truck accompanied by multiple motorbikes, forcing panic among voters, electoral personnel and security forces.
Eye‐witnesses report that the assailants overpowered the security detail and launched an assault on several political figures, including former MP and ex‐Fisheries Minister Mavis Hawa Koomson.Disturbing video footage shows her being forced to the ground and reportedly stomped in the chest and groin area before officers intervened.
Other victims included NPP parliamentary candidate Nana Akua Afriyie and a female party agent, both reportedly injured amid the turmoil.Later in the morning, a JoyNews journalist was slapped and pushed by a thug.
Source; myjoyonline.com
