Former Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Developemnt, Hawa Koomson, has stated that the brutal assault she suffered during the recent Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun will not force her out of active politics.
Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM and monitored by GhanaWeb on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, she stressed that such actions discourage female participation in politics. "I will not quit politics; this will rather make me stronger.
It won't deter me, we've been fighting for years to end violence against women in politics, and yet this is how we are treated?
It's unfortunate, but I am not giving up. "Everywhere I go, I protect myself because I am a politician, and people hate me.
