The Member of Parliament (MP) for Akuapim North, Samuel Awuku, has strongly condemned the violence that marred the recent Ablekuma North rerun, stating that the newly sworn-in MP, Ewurabena Aubynn, is a product of a “violent election.”
He was speaking to the Minority’s walkout in Parliament on Tuesday, July 22, just moments before Aubynn was sworn in. The protest was sparked after Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh was denied the opportunity to make a statement before the oath of office was administered.
Speaking in an interview with Citi News’ Hanson Agyemang on Tuesday, July 22, Awuku criticised the silence of the Presidency and law enforcement agencies over the violent scenes that reportedly characterised the by-election.
“We clearly believe that she is a product of a violent election that left people maimed, that left people traumatized, and also that left people severely beaten,” he said.
Awuku suggested that the lack of official condemnation from the government raises suspicions about its possible complicity.
“The noisy silence of the law enforcement agencies gives us the impression that these operatives and those who acted in that manner gives us an impression that they had the tacit endorsement of government. Why? Because it is very strange that not a single act of condemnation had come from the quarters of the presidency.”
Source:Fiilafmonline/CitiNews
