The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Afriyie, has strongly condemned the violent attacks that disrupted voting at the St. Peter’s Society polling station during the parliamentary rerun held on Friday, July 11.
The violence erupted when a group of unidentified macho men stormed the polling centre, attacking voters and election officials. Among those physically assaulted were Nana Akua Afriyie herself and former Fisheries Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson. Voting was temporarily suspended as a result of the chaos.
Speaking to journalists after the incident, Nana Akua Afriyie accused political opponents of deliberately orchestrating the attacks to undermine the credibility of the process and reduce her vote margin.
“There are hoodlums, thugs, machomen everywhere, and everywhere is chaotic. All these are orchestrated to suppress my margin,” she said. “The NDC knows that every voter who will come to these polling stations will vote for me, hence the chaos.”
She further revealed that an NPP supporter had been assaulted at the Light of Gospel Miracle Church polling station and was receiving treatment at a hospital.
“Because of the chaos, people are scared to come out to vote, but I want to urge my people to come out because there’s enhanced security. They have assaulted some of our people, and one is at the hospital. Why do you have to do this?” she questioned.
In response to the attacks, the NPP has formally appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, and his acting replacement, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to ensure maximum protection for voters and party supporters as tensions continue to run high in the constituency.
The rerun, covering 19 polling stations, was organised by the Electoral Commission (EC) to resolve an electoral dispute from the December 7, 2024 general elections. The Ablekuma North constituency has remained without a sitting Member of Parliament since then.
 parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Afriyie, has strongly condemned the violent attacks){kind=link}