The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, has vowed that all individuals involved in the violence during the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun will be brought to justice.
Speaking on Day One of the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 14, 2025, the Minister emphasized that the law will deal firmly with all perpetrators, regardless of their political affiliations.
“I can assure you that not my party, not any group, will we sit and allow to see the resurgence of vigilantism,” he stated. “I have spoken to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) firmly on all the happenings in the Ablekuma North. Videos have been forwarded to him, and we have instructed him to act swiftly to bring the perpetrators to book.”
He stressed that no one within or outside the ruling party will be shielded.
“We’re not going to condone whether people withing our party or outside our party into going around to do the untoward. I can assure the public that we will ensure that under the leadership of H.E. John Dramani Mahama, no such group will be allowed to form,” he assured.
The rerun in Ablekuma North was held across 19 polling stations following inconclusive results in the December 2024 general elections. The exercise, supervised by the Electoral Commission (EC), was necessary to restore parliamentary representation in the constituency.
The rerun, however, was marred by violence. At the Odorkor Methodist Church polling station, chaos broke out when former Minister Hawa Koomson allegedly discharged pepper spray during a scuffle, causing a temporary halt in voting.
The situation escalated at St. Peter’s polling station, where suspected political thugs attacked party agents and journalists.
NPP parliamentary candidate Nana Akua Afriyie and a polling agent reportedly suffered facial injuries, and Hawa Koomson was also said to have been assaulted.
The EC eventually declared National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate Ewurabena Aubynn as the winner of the rerun.
Ablekuma North had remained without a Member of Parliament since the 2024 general elections due to disputes over verification processes at 37 polling stations.
While results from 18 were resolved, the rerun in the remaining 19 polling stations was necessary to conclude the process.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/Hamdia Mohammed
