The Minority in Parliament has condemned the violent attacks in the house of the NDC parliamentary candidate in the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election and urged the security agencies, particularly the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr David Asante Appietu, to identify and prosecute the perpetrators. It urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, …
Minister of State in charge of National Security Bryan Acheampong has expressed surprise at the wide condemnation of the hooded, masked and heavily armed security operatives deployed close to a polling station in the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. The gun-toting men in black and khaki trousers whose action led to a shooting incident and chaotic scene at the Bawaleshie Presby …
The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed suggestions linking violence with the successful conduct of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election last Thursday. The EC said the violence took place at the residence of the parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Delali Kwasi Brempong and not at a polling station and for that matter, did not in any way, …
Minister of State in charge of National Security Bryan Acheampong has expressed surprise at the wide condemnation of the hooded, masked and heavily armed security operatives deployed close to a polling station in the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. The gun-toting men in black and khaki trousers whose action led to a shooting incident and chaotic scene at the Bawaleshie Presby …
Coalition of National Anti-corruption Civil Society Organization (CSOs) has described the shooting of party members and agents at the Ayawaso constituency as worrying and heartbreaking. The actions taken by the masked National Security Personnel on the election grounds, according to them has dire consequences for Ghana’s democracy and could trigger rebuttals from the affected persons and or political …
Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, has described as infantile, the denial by the Electoral Commission that there were no armed security personnel at polling centres in the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) in its preliminary report on the by-election raised questions about the security arrangement that was deployed …
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers wants the government to thoroughly investigate circumstances surrounding the deployment of masked and heavily armed men to various polling stations during the Ayawaso by-elections on Thursday. CODEO believes the presence of the men intimidated many voters and contributed to the very low turnout at the polls. The independent observer group said it counted …
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has added its voice to the numerous condemnations of the violence that marred the beauty of the by-election held on Thursday in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency. In a statement, they called for a thorough investigation into the matter. “We, therefore call on the Ghana Police Service and all other relevant security agencies to conduct …
The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed suggestions linking violence with the successful conduct of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election last Thursday. The EC said the violence took place at the residence of the parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and not at a polling station and for that matter, did not in anyway, interfere with election proceedings. Addressing …
The New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has won by a landslide victory the by-election held in the area on Thursday. She won the poll by 12, 041 votes representing 68.30% with the closest contender, Delali Kwasi Brempong, the National Democratic Congress’ candidate polling 5, 341 votes representing 30.52% William Dowokpor of …
