The constituency, which is one of the highly-contested seats in the Central Region by the two ascendant political parties: New Patriotic Affair and the National Democratic Congress, has recorded several scandals in aloof 7 months in 2024.
From cutting incidents to acrimonious exchanges, actuality are some contest that accept happened and are affiliated to the two candidates allusive for the seat: and Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor.
1. Advance on journalist:
During a vetting action for aldermanic aspirants at the Central Regional Coordinating Council in Cape Coast, on January 2024, supporters of the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, , reportedly attacked and assaulted a announcer alleged David Kobbina.
The supporters reportedly mistook the announcer for addition abroad who angered the bigwig of the affair on alive television.
2. Hawa Koomson blacklisted by GJA:
A charge by the Ghana Journalists Association barred the media from advertisement or featuring on their platforms in beef adjoin the advance of the announcer mentioned above.
A account by the GJA admiral said the blackout was in its appropriate adjustment to assure its associates from approaching attacks.
“We accept there are thugs, absurd and evil-minded bodies about the MP who affectation austere blackmail to the activity of journalists and added media practitioners.
"We accept annihilation adjoin the MP but we are afraid of the bodies about her. All media practitioners should break abroad from ,” he added.
3. Son of Hawa Koomson stabbed:
Ato Koomson, son of the MP for the area, was stabbed in the chest in a anarchic appointment amid associates of the NPP and the NDC at the balloter commission’s appointment at Kasoa.
The commotion erupted back the two political parties disagreed on the position of some association in the chain during the aborigine ID cards alteration and backup exercise in June 2024.
4. Naa Koryoo’s arrest:
The NDC aldermanic applicant for Awutu Senya East, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor, was bedfast in June by the badge afterwards a pump-action gun was begin in her possession.
Her apprehension led to protests by her supporters at the Badge Headquarters to appeal her release.
5. Acrimonious barter amid Hawa Koomson and Naa Koryoo:
Tempers flared during a alive agitation organized by TV3, amid Hawa Koomson and her contender, Phillis Naa Koryoo.
Hawa Koomson criticized her opponent, advertence that Phillis is not abreast on the constituency's issues and accordingly charge be replaced by the NDC.
"She is not on top of issues. You see, if you appetite to do bite and pour, you accept to get sit bottomward and apprentice able-bodied so that you will accept your facts," Hawa Koomson said.
Her addition was disconnected by the audience, who were calling for a change in the constituency, however, she responded to their calls by saying, “Yes, you charge to change your applicant because she is not, not, not. They charge to change her."
In response, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor alleged for an issue-based and bookish debate.
She bidding disappointment in the administration of the chat and emphasized the charge for complete discussion.
"I accept you will agitation on issues. I accept we are actuality as intellectuals; I accept we are actuality as complete minds, and we are actuality to agitation on issues," Phillis angrily said.
Hawa Koomson again responded by asserting that she is added complete than Phillis.
"But I am added complete than you. I can accord bearing to you; my additional babe is 30 years old. My aboriginal adolescent is 32 years old," she said.
Phillis added apprenticed Hawa Koomson to focus on the issues, absolution her comments.
“If you cannot advertise your product, don't accusation the marketer,” she responded.
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