Member of Parliament for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has commended the Ghana Police Service for its handling of the violence that erupted during the Ablekuma North rerun on July 11, 2025.
Speaking on Adom TV’s The Big Agenda, Mr. Toobu, who is also Vice Chairman of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, said the police acted with professionalism despite the tense and chaotic scenes.
“As former capo, I will score the police 98% because tension was high, but they made sure no one died,” he said.
The former Executive Secretary to the late Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante Apeatu, explained that election-related security differs by context.
He noted that when a single constituency is in focus, political energy and tensions tend to concentrate there, especially when multiple polling stations are involved.
“The police did well in managing the Ablekuma North re-run chaos, because if not for their intelligence and hard work, it could have been worse than what happened,” he added.
The chaos occurred at the St. Peter’s Society Methodist Church polling station in Odorkor, when a group of unidentified individuals stormed the centre and attacked several people, including former Awutu Senya East MP, Hawa Koomson.
Eyewitnesses reported that the attackers overpowered the security presence at the time.
The incident has drawn widespread condemnation, with the Ghana Police Service assuring the public that investigations are ongoing to apprehend those responsible.
Source: Kwame Kulenu
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