The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is accusing the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of creating fear and panic to mar the Ayawaso West Wougon by-elections.

The opposition party withdrew from the Ayawaso West-Wuogon by-election.

The NDC alleges some masked men stormed the residence of the NDC Parliamentary candidate at Bawaleshie and fired multiple gunshots, injuring several people.

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But General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu said the cases of violence reported is a premeditated attempt to scare people from turning up to vote.

He noted that sensing gargantuan defeat, the opposition party wants to use communist inferior tactics to create confusion.

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John Boadu maintained that, the situation at all polling stations is calm thus people should come out in their numbers to vote.

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