Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has received a petition from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on what it claims are criminal actions by two prominent members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during Tuesday, September 2, 2025’s, Akwatia by-election.
Abuakwa North Constituency Communications Officer Abdul Wahab Amadu and NDC National Vice Chairman Chief Sofo Azorka, also known as Chairman Azorka, were accused of assaulting party officials and threatening violence during the polls, according to the petition, which was signed by NPP General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua.
The NPP claims that Chairman Azorka was seen on camera threatening Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, saying that “there would have been a by-election in Effutu,” his seat, if he had run into the MP at the by-election grounds.
According to the petition, Mr. Azorka also allegedly physically attacked Alhaji Osman Masawudu, the Third National Vice Chairman of the NPP, at the Akwatia Lorry Station voting station. His followers allegedly then attacked him.
In another video, Abdul Wahab Amadu was heard promising that prominent NPP members, including Afenyo-Markin, Majority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh, and National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye, would “all die” if they showed up in Akwatia. The NPP also referenced these purported threats.
The party claimed that the Electoral Commission’s code of conduct for political parties and the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) were violated by these acts. The acts were considered as a possible source of voter intimidation and as an assault on Ghana’s democracy.
The Police Service was urged by the NPP to carry out a comprehensive investigation, apprehend and convict those responsible, and give the public an update on the situation.
“The preservation of peace and security during elections is fundamental to Ghana’s democracy,”
In order to protect public confidence in the nation’s electoral system and prevent future acts of political violence, the petition emphasized the importance of acting quickly.
