The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has expressed sympathy to former Awutu Senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson, following her assault during the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun.
Speaking at the maiden edition of the Government Accountability Series at the Jubilee House on Monday, July 13, Mr. Muntaka disclosed that he had personally called Madam Koomson after the incident.
“I called the Honourable Hawa Koomson to empathise with her. I asked what happened, and she explained. I told her I have instructed the IGP to investigate the matter thoroughly. My plea to her is that when they invite you, go and make all your facts available so it will help them to ascertain what truly happened,” he said.
The Minister condemned the violence that disrupted voting in the constituency and vowed that all perpetrators would be brought to justice. He also encouraged Hawa Koomson to fully cooperate with the ongoing police investigations.
“I have spoken to the IGP firmly on all the happenings at Ablekuma North. The videos have been forwarded to him, and we’ve instructed him to act swiftly and bring the perpetrators to book.
“We are not going to condone wrongdoing, whether it involves people from within our party or from outside,” he added.
Mr. Muntaka further praised the current leadership for taking a decisive and public stance against electoral violence.
“The violence is unacceptable and a scar on all our consciences. As a people who have practised democracy for over three decades, it’s disheartening that we still cannot have violence-free elections.
“Almost all of us at the top have condemned it. In the past, you would not get that. The Vice President has spoken out. The President is out of the country, but the Vice President is leading us, and she has condemned it,” he stated.
Source: Adomonline.com
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