Dr Tony Aidoo (R) has condemned the recent assault on Mavis Hawa Koomson (L)

A former Senior Presidential Aide, Dr Tony Aidoo, has condemned the violence that marred the recent Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun, particularly the assault on former Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson.

In an interview on JoyNews and monitored by GhanaWeb on Thursday, July 17, 2025, Dr Aidoo described the incident as a blot on Ghana's democracy.

"I don't know what she did to provoke the onslaught of that incident, but whatever it is, it represents a historical face that appears to be persistent.

“I was quite perturbed, especially since the police standing by were not doing anything to stop the chaos. And also, the victim was a woman… of course, she’s a very controversial one but that does not justify her being assaulted,” he said.

Dr Tony Aidoo further condemned growing political violence in the country and sycophancy.

"Lawlessness seems to be the characteristic feature of Ghanaian society. There's hardly any facet of our country's endeavor and behavior that is not characterised by lawlessness. The police, the military, the civilian, the churches, and the wider society, the government personnel, and so on and so forth. We have become a nation of sycophants to the extent that as soon as one government changes and another regime replaces it, all allegiance is switched to the new government," he stated.

Chaos broke out at the Odorkor Methodist Church polling station, during the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun on Friday, 11, 2025, where thugs overwhelmed security personnel and physically assaulted several individuals, including the former Awutu Senya East Member of Parliament.

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 Afriyie.

Meanwhile, the Minister of the 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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