Former MP for Awutu Senya East Constituency, Hawa Koomson was beaten up by some unknown thugs who forcefully invaded the Odorkor Methodist 1 polling station during voting at the Ablekuma North constituency.
Some unknown thugs pulled up in a pick up vehicle at the polling station and forcefully entered the premises of the polling station which was then being protected by police officers.
TV3’s Stanley Nii Blewu who was present at the scene reported that the former lawmaker was kicked in the groin and fell to the ground. After which, the thugs continued to kick her on the ground until the police officers quickly intervened and whisked her away.
The chaos resulted in the voting process to be suspended at the polling station. The thugs in their numbers then proceeded to the spot where the polling station was mounted and begun assaulting some individuals.
Nii Blewu reported that a JoyNews journalist was also assaulted while she was taking videos of the chaos. Other individuals were also assaulted.
The police officers despite being many at the premises could not prevent the attack and foil the chaos.
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Voting is currently underway in 19 selected polling stations across the Ablekuma North Constituency in a partial election rerun that will finally determine its Member of Parliament.
The election pits the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Ewurabena Aubynn, against the NPP’s Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh.
3news.com is on the ground and will be providing live updates, results, and analysis as the day unfolds.
The election became necessary to break a seven-month deadlock that has left the constituency without parliamentary representation since the December 7th General Election.
The stakes: A numbers game
The race is exceptionally tight, making the outcome of today’s rerun critical. From the 262 polling stations already collated, the results stand as follows:
- NPP (Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh): 32,512
- NDC (Ewurabena Aubynn): 32,464
- Difference: 48 votes
Background of the Rerun
The impasse began during the collation of results last December when, according to the Electoral Commission (EC), political party supporters besieged the collation centre and destroyed an unspecified number of original result forms (Pink Sheets).
This led to the use of 37 scanned Pink Sheets, provided by the NPP, to continue the collation process.
The NDC objected, insisting on a full rerun in all 37 polling stations where scanned copies were used.
The NPP, however, argued that since NDC agents had verified the scanned copies, the results should stand.
