Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram and Minister for Communications, Samuel Nartey George, has slammed former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over his feedback on the violence that marred the rerun of the parliamentary election in Ablekuma North.
The chaos unfolded 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 for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson, and NPP Deputy Nationwide Organiser, Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei Asamoah.
In response to the incident, Dr Bawumia, throughout a media interview, strongly condemned the assaults, describing them as deeply disturbing and a stain on Ghana’s democratic integrity. He additional acknowledged that the scenario units a harmful precedent that would threaten nationwide stability.
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Dr Bawumia
Dr Bawumia additionally known as on President John Mahama to convey the perpetrators to justice, including that an NPP authorities wouldn’t hesitate to prosecute these concerned.
Nevertheless, in a pointy rebuttal on social media on Friday, 11 July, Mr Sam George urged Dr Bawumia to “shut up”, referencing the Vice-President’s silence following the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence in 2019.
He wrote:
Somebody ought to inform Bawumia to close up. What did he say about Ayawaso West Wuogon in 2019?
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It is going to be recalled that Sam George was assaulted by masked males believed to be members of the Ghana Police SWAT workforce through the 2019 by-election in Ayawaso West Wuogon.
Sam George
In a separate submit, the MP known as on the Inspector Common of Police (IGP) to prioritise his case from 2019 earlier than transferring on to the Ablekuma North incident. He added:
I’m nonetheless ready for the Police to behave on my criticism from Ayawaso West Wuogon. It have to be handled as a first-come, first-served matter. I’ve patiently waited since 2019 for justice to be served.
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He continued:
Let nobody who justified the 2019 incident dare converse as we speak. You sowed the wind, and now you reap the whirlwind. What was sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. I haven’t even began but. That is just the start. We are going to all reside in Ghana. One love.
In the meantime, a bit of the general public has condemned the violence in Ablekuma North, calling on the Ghana Police Service to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.
