The Minority in Parliament has condemned Dr. Hanna Louisa Bissiw-Kotei, National Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and Malik Basintale, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), for what they described as the celebration and endorsement of the violence that rocked the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun.
Their criticism follows the events of Friday, July 11, when former Fisheries Minister Hawa Koomson was reportedly attacked by unidentified individuals at the St. Peter’s Methodist Church polling station.
The incident disrupted voting temporarily before order was restored.
Addressing journalists in Accra on Wednesday, July 16, the Atiwa West MP Laurette Korkor Asante called on the President to immediately dismiss both Hanna Bisiw and Malik Basintale from their positions.
The Minority described comments made by the two NDC officials as a “new low” in Ghana’s political discourse.
They cited remarks by Dr. Bisiw-Kotei, who in an media interview said, “violence begets violence,” calling it the most damaging response to the Ablekuma North incident.
