Former Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has expressed appreciation to Vice-President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for visiting her following an alleged assault during the Ablekuma North parliamentary election rerun on July 11.
Announcing the visit on her social media page, Hawa Koomson stated that Dr Bawumia and his team stopped by her residence to check on her condition after what she described as a “brutal assault by thugs.”
“This morning, H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and his team visited me at my residence to check on my health after I was brutally assaulted by thugs during the Ablekuma North rerun,” she wrote. “My family and I are extremely grateful for this thoughtful gesture.”
Dr Bawumia and his team also visited the NPP parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Afriyie, and several polling agents who were assaulted during the rerun.
Dr Bawumia, who visited the injured at a private medical facility in Accra on Sunday, expressed solidarity with the victims and commended their courage in the face of what he described as “unprovoked and unacceptable violence.”
He condemned the attacks as a threat to Ghana’s democracy and reaffirmed his party’s commitment to peaceful and lawful electoral processes.
“No one should suffer such brutality for simply participating in a democratic process.
We will ensure their hospital bills are taken care of, and that justice is pursued through the appropriate channels,” he stated.
