Former Majority Leader of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Afenyo-Markin, has claimed that the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Obuasi East was forced to relinquish his seat at gunpoint.
Speaking at a press conference organised by the NPP on December 11, 2024, Afenyo-Markin strongly condemned the escalating violence following the elections, which he alleged was being incited by supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).He stated that the NPP’s parliamentary candidate for Obuasi East was held hostage in his room and coerced into accepting the final election results under threats to his life.
His remarks follow reports of NDC members raiding polling stations and forcing Electoral Commission (EC) officials to declare their candidates as winners, even in cases where they were defeated by their NPP opponents.
“At Obuasi East, our candidate was asked to choose between his seat and his life; he was locked up in his room at gunpoint and was forced to sign the final so-called declaration, Where can this happen? Is his Excellency John Dramani Mahama pretending not to be aware of all of these? he noted.Meanwhile, some cases of violence recorded so far include the shooting and death of individuals in Awutu Senya, allegedly involving NDC supporters.
This was followed by another deadly confrontation in Nyankpala in the Northern Region, where tensions between NPP and NDC representatives led to violence, claiming a life.
In addition, reports surfaced of destructive actions at collation centers, such as the fire set to the Electoral Commission’s office in Damongo and several violent attacks on NPP supporters and party offices in other areas like Tepa and Ledzokuku
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