Hawa Koomson, the former member of parliament for Awutu Senya East, has said she knows she is a threat to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to Hawa Koomson, wherever she goes, she carries something to protect herself in the form of self-defence.
Hawa Koomson is quoted by UTV to have stated, “I know I’m a threat to the NDC, which is why I take steps to protect myself wherever I go, as a form of self-defence”.
Chaos erupted at the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun on Friday, July 11.
A group of unidentified men stormed the Methodist church polling centre, disrupting the process and creating chaos.
The machomen stormed the polling station in a coordinated manner, causing panic among voters and electoral officials.
The former lawmaker Hawa Koomson was assaulted.
In a viral video of the chaotic scene, Hawa Koomson was kicked in the groin and fell to the ground with the thugs kicking her on the ground until the police intervened.
Despite the number of police officers at the scene, they were unable to prevent the chaos.
Meanwhile, Abraham Koomson, the Secretary-General of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), has quizzed the Awutu Senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson.
According to Abraham Koomson, he feels no sympathy for Hawa Koomson after he was assaulted.
He quizzed why anyone would go to a polling station with pepper spray.
Abraham Koomson further noted that Hawa Koomson in the past has shown no remorse for her actions.
See the post below:
I know I’m a threat to the NDC, which is why I take steps to protect myself wherever I go, as a form of self-defense. – Mavis Hawa Koomson#UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/k1Cbhd0xfh
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) July 15, 2025
