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PRESS

STATEMENT

MAHAMA CONDEMNS NPP’S VIOLENCE IN AYAWASO WEST WUOGON BY-ELECTION
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.
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JAMES AGYENIM-BOATENG
SPOKESPERSON

THURSDAY, 31ST JANUARY 2019
ADAKLU

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