Drama unfolded at the Akwatia Lorry Station in the Vawaso Electoral Area on Tuesday when a confrontation broke out between Alhaji Osman Masawudu, Third Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and the escort of National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice Chairman, Chief Sofo Azorka.
The incident, which happened as Osman Masawudu was speaking to the media, quickly escalated when an escort reportedly slapped him in full view of security officers.
“I have been assigned to supervise and monitor the election at Akwatia Zongo. In fact, I was granting an interview when a national vice chairman of the NDC, Azorka because of ignorance comes straight to where I was granting an interview to attack me,” citinewsroom.com quoted Masawudu.
“This incident happened in the presence of the police. He said it clearly that today he will make sure that I will be caned here, myself and Afenyo-Markin,” he added.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the altercation escalated quickly, with a member of Azorka’s escort reportedly slapping Masawudu before police intervened to restore order. No arrests have been confirmed so far.
Police intervened to restore order, but no arrests have been reported.
Masawudu claimed that threats were also made against him and NPP Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
The scuffle adds to a tense atmosphere in Akwatia, where over 50,000 voters are expected to cast their ballots at 119 polling stations in a fiercely contested by-election.
Let all appointees of NDC use every Saturday in every month go to each station Radio and TV closes to them to play a host for two hours and answer questions from Ghanaians to sample their thoughts about their performance