The Akwatia District Police Command has initiated a probe into an alleged assault on Alhaji Masawudu Osman, the Third Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which occurred during the by-election in Akwatia on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
The incident took place at the Akwatia Lorry Station in the Vawaso Electoral Area, where a confrontation reportedly erupted between Alhaji Masawudu and the escort of Chief Sofo Azorka, the Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to Alhaji Masawudu, the altercation occurred while he was addressing the media near the Akwatia Zongo area, where he had been assigned to monitor the polling process.
According to a citinewsroom.com report, DSP David Fianko Okyere of the Eastern South Regional Police Command's Public Affairs Unit, through a statement, confirmed that Alhaji Masawudu was issued a police medical form to seek treatment at a hospital.
