Former President John Dramani Mahama has condemned the violent attacks and intimidation of supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Thursday’s by-election in the Ayawaso West constituency in Accra.
Mr Mahama described the unfortunate development as “a sad day for Ghana’s democracy”.
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), unleashed terror and violence on supporters of the NDC at the residence of its parliamentary candidate, Mr Delali Kwasi Brempong with several rounds of ammunition fired into his residence.
The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Hon. Samuel George, was also brutally assaulted by pro-government vigilante forces.
Elsewhere in the constituency, masked gunmen clothed in police uniforms, armed to the teeth and riding in military grade vehicles violated supporters and members of the NDC, injuring scores of them.
Addressing delegates of the NDC in the Adaklu constituency as part of his flagbearership campaign tour of the Volta Region, Mr Mahama said “it is unacceptable that a by-election is characterised by such violence and intimidation with many of our comrades brutalised and injured”.
He warned that as a democratic party, the NDC would resist any attempt by the Akufo-Addo government to subvert Ghana’s constitution as it happened during Thursday’s by-election.
Mr Mahama is suspending his tour to return to Accra to visit the victims of the NPP’s rampaging thugs.
For his part, the Member of Parliament for Adaklu, Mr Kwame Agbodza also expressed outrage at what happened in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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REVOLUTIONARY MAN, WE WILL CRASH YOU TO DEATH IF YOU MISBEHAVE. I...COMPETENT ONE.
@ Aluta. Well said
@ Aluta. When its NPP its good but when its NDC its bad thats how some so called Ghanaians think.
So suddenly you now see a sad day? Just remember what you did and was a joyful moment under your watch. Politicians paaaaaaa. I wish we will no body will queue to vote then we will see this mahama akuffo addo and their incomias
MASA MAHAMA, WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOUR POLICE KUDALOR AND TEAM BEAT AND SHOT INTO THE EYES OF A PEACEFUL MATCHER. NOW THIS MAN HAS ONE EYE AND YOU MAHAMA WAS LAUGHING THEN, TODAY YOU WANT TO CRY ?
LETS GROW UP IN THIS COUNTRY. THE NO JOURNALIST IS ASKING IS, WHY DID THE POLICE ATTACKED THOSE GUYS? WHAT WERE THEY DOING? WERE THEY CASTING THEIR VOTE PEACEFULLY? THE POLICE WERE SENT THEIR TO PROTECT THE ELECTIONS, SO ANYONE WHO TRY TO DO THE OPPOSITE WILL BE DEALT WITH NDC IS DOING ALL IT CAN DISTRACT THE NPP FROM DOING DELIVERING THEIR PROMISES TO GHANAIANS. I WILL NEVER BE ***barred word*** IN BELIEVING THAT THOSE WITH WOUNDS WERE ATTACKED BY THE POLICE WITHOUT CAUSE, THEY DID SOMETHING BAD. THE PRESIDENT HAS TO BE FOCUS AND WORK HARD FOR THE GOOD OF GHANA, AND WE WILL ALL DECIDE IN 2020 BY THE GRACE OF GOD
this john mahama guy has no shame at all. his level of hypocrisy is what kills me. see him complaining about violence and who started it first?
PLAIN GREEDY MAN. DO YOU KNOW WHATT SECURITY FORCES ARE? NEXT TIMREE SEND YOURAZOIRKA BOYS AGAIN AND THEY WILL BE TREATED SAmE way. NO AMOUNT OF DISTORTION WIL HELP YOU. GO AND REST AT AYOUR HOUSE IN BOLE. 8 YEARS IS ENOUGH FOR YOU. YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY PERSON IN NDC.
THE NPP IS HAPPY THEY ARE INTRODUCING VOILENCE INTO GHANAIAN POLITICS. LETS CLAP FOR THEM AND WE WILL ENSURE THE VOILENCE WILL BE MAINTAINED UNTILL ONE DAY THE COUNTRY CRUMBLES DOWN TO ITS KNEES. THIS WILL INVITE ONCE AGAIN THE MILITARY JUNTA INTO GHANA POLITICS FOR ALL OF US TO APPRECIATE THE EFFECTS AND IMPACTS OF VOILENCE. BRAVO NANA "KRAMAN AKUFO ADDO. YOU WERE BORN A VOI*LEBNT MAN AND NURTURED INTO IT.
NDC go to court for annulment of yesterday’s polls. Simple