Member of Parliament-elect for Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn, has stated that the perpetrators of the violent acts in the constituency’s rerun election at 19 polling stations are not from the area.
Aubynn, who described the pockets of violence at some polling stations as “unfortunate,” clarified that she was not present at any of the locations where the incidents occurred.
However, she explained that her attempt to identify the faces in the viral videos on social media was unsuccessful, leaving her wondering where the individuals who attacked some people came from.
Speaking in a telephone interview on Onua TV’s morning show, Maakye, on Monday, July 14, 2025, she said it’s possible that the perpetrators were people with personal grievances against their victims, which may have motivated them to travel from elsewhere to attack them.
“I tried to identify some of the faces, but none were familiar to me. I learned that those individuals have existing issues with her, and apparently, they’re not from Ablekuma North. Nonetheless, I apologize for what happened – it shouldn’t have happened,” she stated.
Madam Aubynn called on the public to refrain from seeking revenge on election grounds, emphasising that violence doesn’t elect leadership. She pleaded for such acts to be discarded from Ghana’s democracy to preserve the nation’s progress in upholding the rule of law.
Commenting specifically on the attack on former Minister of Fisheries, Mavis Hawa Koomson, Ewurabena Aubynn noted that the former MP’s personal disputes with people in Kasoa shouldn’t have spilled over into Ablekuma North’s elections.
“If anyone has issues with another, they shouldn’t take advantage of that to cause mayhem. This is a Kasoa issue and shouldn’t have affected Ablekuma in Accra. I’ll do my best to reach out to her and see what we can do,” she stated.
Background
The rerun election in 19 polling stations in Ablekuma North last Friday was disrupted by violent attacks, as key political figures were assaulted by unknown individuals during the voting.
Some of these attacks happened in front of heavily armed security officers, causing the election to stop for a while as voters, election officials, and political representatives ran for safety.
Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson, was attacked at the Methodist 1 polling station, resulting in injuries, as the hoodlums arrived in a pickup truck accompanied by multiple motorbikes, which caused panic among voters.
These thugs stormed the polling station, pushed aside the security officers, and chased after the former MP. She tried to defend herself with pepper spray from her bag, but they overpowered her and handled her roughly. The police quickly stepped in to help her up from the ground, where she had suffered bruises on her face.
The Deputy National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei Asamoah, was also physically attacked at the St. Peter’s polling station in Odorkor when he tried to gain access to the polling station. Unknown men punched him in the face until the police stepped in to protect him.
Additional disturbances were also reported at the Church of Pentecost, North Odorkor Polling Station 2, where a police officer was suspended for slapping Agyekum Banahene, a journalist with GHOne TV.
In a press statement announcing the officer’s interdiction, the police service assured the public that a thorough investigation would be conducted, and further updates would be provided.
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The Electoral Commission organised the rerun across 19 polling stations after disputes from the December 7, 2024, general election left the constituency without an MP for seven months.
Although the NPP officially boycotted the rerun over claims of unfairness, its candidate, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, chose to participate in the election.
Despite these events, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Ewurabena Aubynn, won the election by 209 votes, beating the NPP’s Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie.
Ewurabena Aubynn received 34,090 votes, whilst Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie garnered 33,881, as announced by the Electoral Commission.
