Former Awutu Senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson, says she would have stayed away from the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun if she had received any prior intelligence suggesting a threat to her life.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Madam Koomson said she only went to the polling centre to support the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, and had no idea such violence would erupt.
“I didn’t pick up any intel about the attack, but if I did, I wouldn’t have gone to Ablekuma North. I would have told my sister that I can’t come. Also, it was just 19 polling stations, and I never imagined or dreamed that such a level of violence would occur,” she said.
The former Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture alleged that some individuals had a deliberate plan to harm her.
“They came with the intention to just kill me without any provocation because one of them had the gun, and it is just by divine intervention he did not fire,” she claimed.
On Friday, July 11, 2025, a group of yet-to-be-identified thugs reportedly overpowered police officers stationed at the St. Peter’s Methodist polling centre and attacked Madam Koomson.
Viral videos showed her using pepper spray on her attackers—an act she insists was in self-defense. She was seen falling to the ground after a member of the mob stepped in her groin area, before the Police intervened and rescued her.
The incident has sparked widespread public concern, with some critics accusing the former MP of escalating the situation. She, however, maintains that her actions were purely defensive, referencing previous political attacks she has endured.
Source: Gertrude Otchere
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