Aspiring Presidential flagbearer of the ( NPP) and Former General Secretary, Ing Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has issued an emotional and urgent plea to Ghana's political establishment to end the violent politics that have turned by-elections into battlefields.
In a powerful open letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, the leadership of the NDC and NPP, the Electoral Commission, the Peace Council, and civil society, Mr Agyepong warned that the nation's democracy is at risk of being permanently scarred if leaders do not act now. "We have witnessed by-elections develop into scenes of fear, aggression and needless damage to lives and property," he wrote, citing bloody flashpoints from Atiwa and Chereponi to Akwatia and Ayawaso West Wuogon.
The most recent reminder, he said, came in July 2025 during the Ablekuma North polling station rerun, which saw "state-linked forces, law enforcement hesitation, and targeted attacks", all too familiar hallmarks of a dangerous political culture.
A dangerous cycle "These are not distant memories but part of a disturbing, recurring cycle.
