Gun-Wielding Men Reportedly Storm John-Peter Amewu’s Hohoe Residence: "Orders From Above"
- Armed men reportedly stormed the residence of former Minister and former Hohoe MP, John-Peter Amewu
- Video from the scene showed the men armed with handguns being confronted by upset onlookers
- Amewu suggested the men were serving him a court notice because he was not duly elected as MP in 2020
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Armed men reportedly stormed the residence of former Minister, John-Peter Amewu, firing warning shots.
Citi News reported that the assailants were armed with handguns and said that they had orders from above.
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Video from the scene showed the men armed with handguns being confronted by agitated residents of the area.
The gunmen reportedly fired warning shots, sparking a confrontation with some of Amewu’s supporters.
At the time of the incident, the former minister was not home.
Speaking to Citi News, Amewu said the armed men came to serve him 'notice' because he was not duly elected in 2020.
He further questioned Ghana’s democratic practice and confirmed that his supporters in Hohoe had reported the matter to the police.
Amewu was countered by the Hohoe MP, Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo who suggested the incident was being blown out of proportion.
Tsekpo argued that the gunmen did not storm Amewu's residence.
According to him, it was only a delegation including a court bailiff and security personnel who had gone to post a court notice on the wall of the former minister's residence.
Tsepko also accused Amewu of miscommunicating the incident to the media in an attempt to score some political points.
3News reported that the court bailiff, Victor Akorli, accompanied by three individuals, had gone to the former minister’s residence to execute a substituted service of an Appeals Court order from Koforidua regarding election disenfranchising of the Guan district case.
The team was also joined by two reporters from the Ghana News Agency and UTV.
After serving Amewu through the substituted service on March 5, 2025, George Ani Bansah, a spokesperson told the GNA that they had carried out the Court of Appeal’s order and placed notices at areas including the gate of Amewu’s residence.
Earlier petition against Amewu
Five residents from Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) had earlier petitioned the High Court in Ho to nullify Amewu's victory in the election.
During the 2020 election, voters in SALL, now in the Guan district of the Oti Region, were only allowed to participate in the presidential election after being culled from the Hohoe Constituency.
They argued that removing SALL from Hohoe was unjust and meant to help Amewu win the Hohoe parliamentary election.
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This made him the only New Patriotic Party MP in the Volta Region in the eighth Parliament.
In July 2024, the Ho High Court dismissed the SALL election petition on grounds of lack of jurisdiction on July 29.
Dissatisfied with the ruling, the petitioners proceeded to the Court of Appeal in Koforidua, where they secured an order for substituted service to be served on Amewu ahead of a hearing set for Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
The Electoral Commission has consistently denied claims it deliberately disenfranchised the people of SALL.
“With Parliament on recess, the Commission could not lay the C.I. to bring the Guan Constituency into effect as required by law.”
However, the commission has not explained why it did not create the new constituency despite having four years to do so.
Handling of the Guan constituency
In November 2023, the Electoral Commission requested the withdrawal of the CI on the creation of the Guan constituency.
It cited inadequate time to meet a constitutionally mandated 21-day period before Parliament's recess at the end of 2023.
The constituency, with Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi, was intended to allow residents to participate in the 2024 elections.
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In a sten post on Facebook, Cudjoe, a native of Lolobi in the district, wanted Dame to render an unqualified apology to the people of SALL for his failure to serve justice.
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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Head of Current Affairs and Politics Desk) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.
Bruce Douglas (Senior Copyeditor) Bruce Douglas has 13 years of experience in community media, including coverage of sports, human interest, crime and politics.
