Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has rebuked Sam George, the Minister of Communications, and others for endorsing Ablekuma North violence.
According to Asiedu Nketiah, it was wrong for Sam George and others to endorse the chaotic scene at Ablekuma North.
He asserted that Sam George is a minister of state now, so he needs to speak as one.
Speaking on UTV, Asiedu Nketiah stated, “It was wrong because democracy does not give anyone the chance to exact punishment apart from the state. So if someone has slapped you before, and today you want to beat that person, you have all committed a crime.
So you cannot use that as justification. I listened to my brother Sam George, and he was also threatening that this is just the beginning. He has been a victim before, so if you put yourself into his shoes, you might say he is not wrong.”
He added, “But he is a minister of state today, so when you are talking, you must speak as a minister of state. He has to overcome his own feelings. It is painful to be slapped. Emotion sometimes will lead you to say things before you realise yourself.
I don’t think that is the way to solve the problem, because of that we must call on the State agencies to do their work. Places where the state agencies work are not being done properly with respect to criminal prosecution, leads to instant justice”.
“In a society where someone steals and people beat up the person, that society’s criminal justice system does not work. They do not have trust in the law. We must all put our trust in the laws for them to work”, Asiedu Nketia reiterated.
The NDC National Chairman’s comments come on the back of Sam George tackling the former vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, following his comments on the Ablekuma North rerun chaos.
Reacting to Bawumia’s comments, Sam George quizzed Dr Bawumia about what he said about Ayawaso West Wuogon in 2019?
Sam George, reacting to Bawumia’s interview, wrote on X, “Someone should tell Bawumia to shut up. What did he say about Ayawaso West Wuogon in 2019?”
Background
Chaos that 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.
In a different place, NPP’s Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei Asamoah was also assaulted.
Banahene Agyekum, a journalist with GH One Television, was also slapped during the re-run of the parliamentary elections in Ablekuma North.
Watch the video below:
Asiedu Nketia condemns Sam George and others for endorsing violence in the Ablekuma North rerun#UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/ep5e1m8zis
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