The 's (NPP) candidate for Tema West in the 2024 general election, Dennis Amfo Sefa, has openly advocated for "armed readiness" in the anticipated Akwatia by-election.

His controversial remarks come as a direct response to the violence that disrupted the recent parliamentary rerun in Ablekuma North.

In an interview with Channel One News on Friday, July 11, during the Ablekuma North polls, Amfo Sefa expressed outrage, squarely accusing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of cultivating a climate of violence to manipulate electoral outcomes. "This is a sad and dangerous precedent that is being set by the NDC.

Over the years, whenever there is a by-election, we in the NPP conduct ourselves democratically," he asserted.