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Two citizens asked President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to expand the scope of the Commission's investigation into the violence that rocked the by-election of Ayawaso West Wuogon.
Eric Nartey Yeboa and Yussif Ibrahim Bangsua say the current mandate of the Commission is too limited to end the violence in the by-elections in Ghana.
"… In Ghana, four recent by-elections have also been characterized by violence and many victims are still suffering.
"The petitioners believe that the violence that took place during the previous by-elections that was unresolved in the by-elections of the AWW was provoked. Therefore, to be able to put an end to the violence of the by-elections in Ghana, it is necessary to look for the cause and uproot it ", declared an extract of the petition presented by Myjoyonline.com.
Eric Nartey Yeboa and Yussif Ibrahim Bangsua also believe that the Inn's Short Commission, the Ayawaso West Wuogon's Violence Investigation Commission, has not investigated the violence that has rocked at all. Other violence in the by-elections and "alleviate the sufferings of the victims". and or to bring the perpetrators to the pound, there would be clear discrimination and bias against the victims of these by-elections and approval of the unlawful acts of the perpetrators of the violence. "
They mention the violence during the 2009 Akwatia by-election; the 2010 Atiwa by-election "where violence has become so ubiquitous that a cruise ship has been driven through a crowd of ordinary citizens by wounding many of them"; the 2009 Wulensi by-election "in which the violence was so mbadive that live ammunition was fired at a crowd of ordinary citizens injuring many of them"; Talensi's 2015 by-election "where violence has led many to be brutalized", as in previous unrest related to a by-election, which also needed to be investigated.
"The petitioners respectfully submit that your Excellency extends the mandate of the Election Commission set out … above to uproot electoral violence …" asked the petitioners.
Emile Short Commission
Government inaugurated the investigation commission composed of three members to address the violence that occurred on Thursday, January 31 in the by – election of Ayawaso West Wuogon.
Professor Henrietta Mensah-Bonsu, former Commissioner of CHRAJ, and Patrick K. Acheampong, former Inspector General of Police (IGP), were appointed to "conduct a full, fair and impartial investigation into the circumstances of, and establish the facts leading to the events and the violence badociated with them. "
Judge Emile Short presided over the Commission, while Kofi Abotsi, Lecturer in Law, was appointed Secretary.
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