NDC withdraws from Ayawaso by-election after shooting incident
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has withdrawn from the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election following a shooting incident that occurred on Thursday, January 31, 2019.
The election has been characterised by chaos following reports of some NDC supporters being shot.
Some National Security operatives have been accused of firing the gunshots at a polling centre a La Bawaleshie, injuring about six persons believed to be NDC supporters.
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The NDC National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has told pressmen that the party executives have agreed that the NDC withdraws from the race because it was not safe to do so.
“In the circumstances, I have conferred with the parliamentary candidate and the leadership of the NDC, we have no option than to withdraw from the ongoing exercise,” the National Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, disclosed in a meeting with pressmen.
Ofosu Ampofo revealed further that the NDC's candidate, Delali Brempong, was basically being “held hostage” in the area.
He also said there was “serious intimidation” from national security operatives against the NDC.
“We have seen people in the attire of national security almost ten at every polling station. What they are doing is shooting indiscriminately, attacking people and intimidating people… Some of our people including Sam George have been attacked," Ofosu Ampofo said.
“As a party, we believe in rule of law. We’ve been in by-elections before and we don’t believe that we are in a war zone. But this by-election has been turned into a war zone. We cannot subject any of our members to danger because of the election,” he emphasised.
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Meanwhile, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has blamed the NDC for the chaos.
The party’s General Secretary, John Boadu, said the NDC was trying to scare people, particular, members of the NPP from voting.
“This is the impression our opponents want to create in order to scare people from going to vote. Other than that what is the problem?"
"Our sisters and brothers on the other side always will want to create confusion. When they are in government it is worse and when they are in opposition they are more dangerous,” Boadu said.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
