News:
September 2, 2010
The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North, Justice Joe Appiah, has called on President John Evans Attah Mills, to immediately institute a thorough investigation into the violence that attended the Atiwa by elections on Tuesday, and the culprits made to face the law.
According to the MP it is important that President Mills who has over all responsibility over the security of the state does not allow such criminal acts to go unpunished.
The Atiwa by- election which was held on Tuesday recorded several criminal incidents including the running over and injury of some NPP supporters by a car driven by the NDC’s National Women’s Organizer Anita De-Souza, after the supporters refused to remove a roadblock they had erected.
Speaking to ghanamps.gov.gh, Hon. Justice Joe Appiah, bemoaned the persistent violence that appears to be a regular feature in recent by -elections, attributing it to the lack of political will to prosecute offenders.
‘’Is it not strange that the security agencies are unable to effect arrest of persons who engage in electoral violence even when it happens right before them’’? he asked.
He contends that if the president remains quiet about the mayhem that was visited on residents of Atiwa, it will mean a tacit endorsement of what transpired.
Justice Joe Appiah noted that Ghana’s fledging democracy will be enhanced further only if such unfortunate violent acts are avoided.
Story by : Kwadwo Anim /ghanamps.gov.gh