By;tntnewspapergh.com

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency executives for Ahafo Ano North in the Ashanti Region have condemned violence disturbances during polling station elections at the Akwasiase community.

In a strong statement dated Wednesday, 13th May, 2026, the constituency executives, therefore, call on the Ashanti Regional and National leadership of theNPP to immediately investigate these incidents and take decisive disciplinary action against allpersons responsible for bringing macho men into the constituency to disrupt the peaceful electoralp r o c e s s.

The statement was signed by Mr Bismark Francis Oseib (chairman), Sarfo Sowa Sampson (secretary), Yaw Obeng (1st vice chairman), Michael Acheampong (2nd vice chairman), and Ernest Yamson (organiser).The rest are Nana Adwoah Achiaa (Women’s organiser), Benson Appiah Kubi (Youth organiser), Misha Mohammed (NASARA coordinator), Boakye Dankwah (Treasurer), and Abass Abubakari (Deputy NASARA coordinator).Florence Dufie (Deputy Women’s Organiser).

The rest are Prince Dormaah Amoah (Research Elections), Dorcas Nyarko Afranie (Financial Secretary), and Samuel Kwadwo Ankomah (Deputy Organiser).”We also urge the Ghana Police Service to conduct a thorough investigation into both the Akwasiasestabbing incident and the destruction of ballot materials at Ward 3, and ensuring that all perpetratorsare arrested and prosecuted according to the laws of Ghana.”

According to them, the New Patriotic Party is a democratic political party built on the principles of rule of law, peace, unity, discipline, and respect for democratic processes. Violence, intimidation, hooliganism, and acts of lawlessness must never be tolerated within our party structures.

The persons that were attacked and injured are supporters of Nana Agyemang Prempeh, the Member of Parliament of this constituency.

He took them to the hospital yesterday, and they have received the necessary treatment, were discharged, and are currently at his residence. Nana Agyemang Prempeh paid for the polling station executives’ nominations and admonished that no interested person should be deprived of the nomination forms.We therefore appeal to all party members, supporters, and stakeholders to remain calm, law-abiding, and committed to preserving the unity and integrity of the party as we continue to work together towards victory in future elections,” the statement explained.

PRESS STATEMENT AHAFO ANO NORTH NPP CONSTITUENCY EXECUTIVES CONDEMN VIOLENCE
AND DISTURBANCES DURING POLLING STATION ELECTIONS AT AKWASIASE.
The Ahafo Ano North Constituency Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) wish to express
our strongest condemnation of the barbaric, violent, and disgraceful incidents that occurred at
Akwasiase and other electoral centers during the ongoing polling station elections within the
constituency.
The constituency executives have monitored the electoral process from the beginning. We can
confidently state that the polling station elections have generally been peaceful, transparent, and
far better organized compared to previous years. Party executives, electoral officers, Electoral Area
coordinators, and dedicated party members worked tirelessly and sacrificed resources to ensure a
successful and credible exercise across the constituency.
It is, therefore deeply unfortunate and disturbing that certain individuals chose to undermine the
peace and unity of the party through acts of violence, intimidation, and hooliganism.
What is even more shocking is that Mr. Fosu Frimpong, who from the beginning of the polling
station election process to this point has not contributed anything in support of the organization of
the elections, somehow found resources to hire macho men and vehicles to roam throughout the
constituency creating chaos and tension among party members.
The unfortunate stabbing of the three persons at Akwasiase was the climax of these disturbances.
The incident reportedly occurred at the end of the polls while party members and supporters were
peacefully jubilating after a successful exercise.

We ask: what did these innocent individuals do to
deserve such cruel and animalistic treatment?

The thugs who perpetrated the violent acts at Akwasiase were brought into the constituency by
Mr. Fosu Frimpong and his team.

Their group of macho men, reportedly led by Elvis Prince Biney,constituency Assistant Secretary, Mr James Koduah, former Constituency Secretary, Emmanuel Darko (Sabato), constituency Deputy Youth Organizer, Francis Avoka, Electoral Area
Coordinator (Gyamerakrom), Emmanuel Bempong aka Nautica and Nicholas Asamoah Nikel aka Blings moved across the constituency in hired vehicles causing fear, confusion, intimidation, and disturbances at various electoral centers.

The Akwasiase incident was not the first act of violence associated with this same group. On
Sunday, another disturbing incident occurred at Ward 3 where ballot materials were destroyed during confusion allegedly caused by the same individuals. The situation became so tense and dangerous that the Ghana Police Service had to intervene and fire warning shots to restore order and prevent further escalation.
These repeated acts of violence and intimidation are alien to the democratic culture and traditions
of the New Patriotic Party in Ahafo Ano North. Never in the history of the constituency have party supporters engaged in such disgraceful and shameful conduct during internal elections.
The actions of these individuals have embarrassed the party, tarnished its image, and brought the
New Patriotic Party into serious disrepute before the general public.
The constituency executives, therefore call on the Ashanti Regional and National leadership of the
NPP to immediately investigate these incidents and take decisive disciplinary action against al
persons responsible for bringing macho men into the constituency to disrupt the peaceful electoral
p r o c e s s .
We also urge the Ghana Police Service to conduct a thorough investigation into both the Akwasiase
stabbing incident and the destruction of ballot materials at Ward 3, and ensure that all perpetrators
are arrested and prosecuted according to the laws of Ghana.
The New Patriotic Party is a democratic political party built on the principles of rule of law, peace,
unity, discipline, and respect for democratic processes. Violence, intimidation, hooliganism, and
acts of lawlessness must never be tolerated within our party structures.
The persons that were attacked and injured are supporters of Nana Agyemang Prempeh the
Member of Parliament of this constituency, he took them to the hospital yesterday and they have
received the necessary treatment, discharged and are currently at his residence. Nana Agyemnag
Prempeh paid for the polling station Executives nomination and admonished that no interested
person shoulds be deprived of the nomination forms.
We therefore appeal to all party members, supporters, and stakeholders to remain calm, law-
abiding, and committed to preserving the unity and integrity of the party as we continue to work
together towards victory in future elections.
SIGNED:
AHAFO ANO NORTH CONSTITUENCY EXECUTIVES
NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY (NPP)