The Minority Caucus in Parliament has condemned the violent attacks that marred Friday’s parliamentary rerun election in Ablekuma North, describing them as the most serious assault on Ghana’s democracy since the return to constitutional rule.
In a statement issued on Friday, the caucus said the coordinated attacks on political figures, party agents, and journalists represented a dangerous turning point that demanded immediate and decisive action.
“At St. Peter’s Society Methodist Church polling station in Odorkor, a coordinated group arrived with vehicles and motorbikes to unleash brutal attacks on participants in the democratic process. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson, former Member of Parliament, was subjected to physical assault and degrading treatment that no Ghanaian should ever endure,” the statement read.
It added that Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, the NPP parliamentary candidate, also sustained facial injuries requiring medical attention, while former Okaikwei South MP Darkoa Newman and a female party agent were also attacked as voters and electoral officials fled in terror.
The Minority further alleged that at the Awoshie DVLA polling station, NDC thugs dressed in brown uniforms posed as security personnel in a calculated attempt to deceive voters and officials. Similar violence was reported at Asiedu Gyedu Memorial School 1 polling station, where NDC thugs engaged in direct confrontations with police officers.
Another shocking incident, according to the Minority, was the targeted assault on Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei Asamoah, Deputy National Organiser of the NPP, by NDC thugs.
“These were not spontaneous outbursts; they were calculated acts of electoral terrorism carried out with military-like precision across multiple polling stations,” the statement noted, adding that the attacks revealed a disturbing pattern of organised violence threatening Ghana’s democratic foundation.
The Minority also criticised senior government officials for allegedly celebrating the violence, citing comments by Dr. Hanna Louisa Bissiw, National Women’s Organiser of the NDC, and Malik Basintale, Acting CEO of the Youth Employment Agency, who reportedly praised the attackers.
They called on President John Mahama to act decisively, warning that his response would determine whether Ghana continues as a democratic nation or descends into state-sanctioned political violence.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
