Those who did this to Hawa Koomson would be arrested soon, why should they do that to my sister - Interior Minister launches investigation into Ablekuma North rerun c..haos
Interior Minister Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka has strongly condemned the a..ssault on former Fisheries Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson, during the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun, describing the incident as unacceptable and unworthy of Ghana’s democratic progress.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 13, Muntaka said he had personally reached out to Madam Koomson to express concern and assure her of government’s commitment to justice.
“I called the Honourable Hawa Koomson to empathise with her. I asked what happened, and she explained,” he stated.
“I told her I have instructed the IGP to investigate her thoroughly.
"My plea to her is that when they invite you, go and make all your facts available so that it will help them to ascertain what truly happened.”
He revealed that the Inspector-General of Police had already been tasked to act swiftly on the matter, with all relevant videos and evidence forwarded for immediate review.
“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,” Muntaka stressed.
He reminded the public of the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, 2019 (Act 999), urging Ghanaians to reject electoral violence in all forms.
“It is a scar on all of our consciences that as a people who have practised democracy for over three decades, we can’t simply just go and have elections and it be violence-free,” he said.