Michael Donyinah Mensah, Executive Director of the Centre for Public Opinion and Awareness, (CenPOA) a non-partisan and non-governmental civil society organisation dedicated to promoting civic engagement and participation in public administration, has expressed the opinion that the violent incidents that marred the Ablekuma North constituency will tarnish 's presidency if the government does not take swift action to bring perpetrators to book.
The policy analyst stated that the country did not learn any lessons from the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violent incidents.
He lamented that what happened has shown that democracy is not growing and is a threat to the stability of the people in the country.
He explained that from what has happened, it has become evident that without violence and hooliganism, the country cannot organise an election properly. "It appears without violence and hooliganism; we cannot organise elections and declare winners.
