2020 Election Violence: I’ve had 6 surgeries, spent about GH¢100k with no support from the govt – Victim cries
Published:
3 months ago
Source:
GhanaWeb
As the country gears up for the pending December 7, 2024, general election, some Ghanaians who were afflicted by the violence that was seen during the previous election will be reliving the pains they went through, having been left alone to deal with their injuries and the losses they suffered. One of the victims is Pious Asiedu Kwanin, a journalist who was shot at the Ablekuma Central constituency collation centre of the Electoral Commission of Ghana. He has so far gone through six surgeries without support from the government or compensation from the persons involved in the shooting incident. Speaking in an interview on GhanaWeb's #SayItLoud programme, the journalist said that he was supposed to go for treatment abroad to fix his left leg, which was shot, but he has not been able to travel because he and his relatives were not able to raise the $40,000 cost of the treatment. He indicated that he had so far spent about GH¢100,000 for the four major and two minor surgeries he has had with the help of his friends and family.
"I don't get any support from the government.