Mavis Hawa Koomson is the former Minister of Fisheries
Former Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Developemnt, Hawa Koomson, has stated that the brutal assault she suffered during the recent Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun will not force her out of active politics.
Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM and monitored by GhanaWeb on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, she stressed that such actions discourage female participation in politics.
“I will not quit politics; this will rather make me stronger. It won’t deter me, we’ve been fighting for years to end violence against women in politics, and yet this is how we are treated? It’s unfortunate, but I am not giving up.
“Everywhere I go, I protect myself because I am a politician, and people hate me. I’ve become a threat to the NDC. In the last election, I stayed out of the media and spent my time in churches preaching peace, and after the election, I’ve been quiet, minding my business,” she said.
During the recent parliamentary rerun at Ablekuma North, chaos broke out at the Odorkor Methodist Church polling station, where thugs overwhelmed security personnel and physically assaulted several individuals, including the former Awutu Senya East Member of Parliament, Hawa Koomson.
Hawa Koomson was shoved to the ground and stomped in the chest and groin before police intervened to rescue her.
The closely contested rerun ended with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Ewurabena Aubynn, winning with 34,090 votes, narrowly defeating the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, who garnered 33,881 votes.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, has assured the public that all perpetrators of the violence will be identified and face prosecution in accordance with the law.
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