MP for Old-Tafo constituency, Ekow Vincent Assafuah
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament from the Ashanti Region have expressed concerns over the security arrangements for the re-run of the Regional Council of State election.
The re-election, scheduled for February 17, 2025, follows a previous disruption by unidentified thugs, which prevented the process from being concluded.
A post making rounds on X indicate that, during a press conference on February 16, 2025, the MPs expressed a lack of confidence in the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, regarding the security measures for the election.
“The Ashanti Regional Minister is in charge of security in the region, so how can chaos happen during an election in his own premises? This means we cannot trust the leadership of the Ashanti Regional Minister for security purposes,” the Member of Parliament for Old-Tafo, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, said during the press conference.
The MPs urged both the regional minister and the Electoral Commission (EC) to relocate the voting exercise to the Ashanti Regional Police Headquarters to ensure a secure and incident-free process.
The call from the MPs follows the chaotic scenes that disrupted the initial election attempt, raising concerns about potential violence and intimidation.
The MPs emphasised the need for a neutral and highly secure location to prevent a recurrence of disturbances.
See X post below:
NPP Members of Parliament in Ashanti held a press conference this afternoon regarding the Ashanti Regional Council of State re-election, which is set to be re-run tomorrow after it was previously disrupted by thugs and could not be concluded.
According to them, they do not trust… pic.twitter.com/4ZYuxruS28
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) February 16, 2025
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