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General News of Friday, February 15, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-02-15
President of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Jean Mensa
The president of the Ghana Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, called on the country's political parties to dissolve all the self-defense groups affiliated with them.
Ms. Mensa, who appeared before an investigating commission charged with investigating gun violence related to the recent by-election of Ayawaso West Wuogon, said: "Our parties must end their vigilance and the citizens must condemn it. "
Heavily armed militants shot and wounded members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the private residence of the party's candidate about an hour after the start of the Thursday, January 31st by-election. 2019.
Some civilians were also beaten, including a member of Parliament, Sam George. He was slapped in the fray under the eyes of some police officers.
Armed violence disrupted the voting process at the La-Bawaleshie JHS.
Although the state's Minister of National Security for the presidency, Mr. Bryan Acheampong, declared that the gunmen were national security agents, the NDC maintains that the masked men were militia members of the group. New Patriotic Party (NPP), in power, who had power will cause chaos.
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