Former Vice-President and 2024 Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Celebration (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reacted to the chaos that erupted through the rerun of parliamentary elections at 19 polling stations within the Ablekuma North constituency.
The incident occurred on the Odorkor Methodist 1 Polling Station, the place unidentified people stormed the venue and launched assaults on a number of individuals, together with former Member of Parliament Mavis Hawa Koomson and NPP Deputy Nationwide Organiser, Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei Asamoah.
Talking in an interview with Pleasure Prime, Dr Bawumia strongly condemned the assaults, describing them as deeply disturbing and a stain on Ghana’s democratic credentials. He acknowledged:
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This isn’t the democracy we need to see in Ghana. Our supporters are being attacked by thugs within the presence of the police, who’ve been unable to guard them. The candidate, Nana Akua, has been attacked, Hawa Koomson has been attacked, and our Deputy Nationwide Organiser has additionally been attacked.
He added:
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After each election, we must always see our democracy strengthened. That’s important for the peace and stability of our nation. You could recall that the background to this explicit election was the police informing the Electoral Fee that they have been unable to offer safety to retrieve three pink sheets. But, in some way, they’ve now discovered the capability to offer safety for elections throughout 19 polling stations.
Dr Bawumia went on to warning that the state of affairs units a harmful precedent and will jeopardise nationwide stability:
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We don’t want a Ghana the place political events really feel compelled to offer their very own safety. That will be a recipe for catastrophe, think about each political celebration elevating its personal military to guard its members throughout elections. However this, sadly, is the message at the moment being despatched.
He concluded by calling on President John Mahama to make sure that the perpetrators are delivered to justice, stressing {that a} future NPP authorities wouldn’t hesitate to prosecute these concerned within the assaults.
