By Charles Ampong

The General Overseer of the Caravan of Prayer Outreach Ministry at Gyinyase in the Asokwa Municipality of Ashanti, Apostle Johnson Ackah Braimah, says he feels ashamed that for some years now, Ghana’s elections and by- elections keep on experiencing violence and attacks.

He said Ghanaians should be sound in mind, behave with maturity, and desist from conducting themselves in a “childish” manner, especially during elections.

Apostle Johnson Ackah Braimah

In an interview, Apostle Braimah recounted a series of deaths, violence and attacks in Techiman during the 2020 general election, including the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election in 2019 and the Ablekuma North rerun this year.

According to him, the electorate must first think and prioritise their safety first since any attempt to defend their party or candidate in an illegal way is risky and needless.

He explained that using violence to cause harm at polling stations would not change anything because the electorate know whom they are going to vote for.

“I know some people who have become paralysed and deformed because they were fighting for their political parties to come to power, but as soon as the parties won power, they were neglected,” he noted.

Apostle Braimah said even those whom their political parties visited and offered something were not enough to take care of them throughout their entire lives.

He said this should be clear indications and warning to the youth that fomenting troubles during elections should be avoided and rather concentrate on their trade.

He warned that it is not about sending military and police to polling stations that would determine the victory of a political party but rather how useful they utilise their four-year electorate mandate whenever they are given power by voters.

Apostle Braimah’s comment has come as the Electoral Commission (EC) prepares to hold another by-elecrion at Akwatia slated for Tuesday, 2nd September 2025, in the Eastern Region.