Veteran investigative reporter Manasseh Azure Awuni blasted the brutal chaos that swept through Ghana's re-run of the Ablekuma North parliamentary election. Political thugs stormed polling centers on Friday, July 11, to vote, beating up former Fisheries Minister Hawa Koomson and attacking journalists covering the event. The mayhem forced election officials to halt voting at St. Peter's station and multiple other locations for several hours. Awuni fired back against the violence through a Saturday, July 12 social media blast that called out partisan supporters. The respected journalist warned that such barbaric behavior makes all Ghanaians appear savage to international observers.
Ghana's democratic reputation suffers a significant blow when citizens resort to violence during elections, according to Awuni's harsh assessment. Political party backers who cheer violence when their side benefits while condemning identical attacks against them betray the country's democratic principles. The award-winning reporter emphasized that civilized societies select leaders through peaceful means rather than physical brutality. Awuni declared that humans across the globe manage to conduct elections without resorting to beatings and killings. Meanwhile, National Democratic Congress candidate Ewurabena Aubynn claimed victory in the rerun election that targeted 19 polling stations where the 2024 results remained uncertified due to previous violent incidents.
Ghana's democratic reputation suffers a significant blow when citizens resort to violence during elections, according to Awuni's harsh assessment. Political party backers who cheer violence when their side benefits while condemning identical attacks against them betray the country's democratic principles. The award-winning reporter emphasized that civilized societies select leaders through peaceful means rather than physical brutality. Awuni declared that humans across the globe manage to conduct elections without resorting to beatings and killings. Meanwhile, National Democratic Congress candidate Ewurabena Aubynn claimed victory in the rerun election that targeted 19 polling stations where the 2024 results remained uncertified due to previous violent incidents.
