Tension erupted at the Akwatia Lorry Station in the Vawaso Electoral Area today (Tuesday 2 September) during the local by-election when a confrontation occurred between Alhaji Osman Masawudu, third national vice-chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and the escort of Chief Sofo Azorka, vice-chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)….

Police in Akwatia have arrested one person for allegedly tearing down a candidate’s posters at a polling station as voting in the constituency’s by-election got underway today (2 September). The swift intervention by security officers ensured that voting continued without disruption. Authorities have since cautioned that any acts of intimidation,…

Professor John Osae-Kwapong, Democracy and Development Fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has warned in the run-up to the Akwatia by-election today (2 September) that Ghana risks normalising electoral violence if recurring clashes during elections remain unchecked. Speaking on this morning’s Asaase Breakfast Show, Osae-Kwapong said although incidents…

Voters in the Akwatia constituency of the Eastern Region will head to the polls on today (Tuesday 2 September) in a parliamentary by-election seen as a key test of support for the country’s two main political parties ahead of the 2028 general elections. The vote follows the death of Ernest…

The race for the soul of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has begun, not with votes, but with words. As the nomination forms were filed and the speeches delivered on Tuesday, August 26, Wednesday, August 27, and Thursday, August 28, 2025, at NPP Headquarters, Asylum Down, Accra, it became…

Former vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has linked the death of Ernest Kumi, the late New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Akwatia, to the frustration he suffered during a court challenge mounted by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking to chiefs and residents of Akyem Wenchi in the…

The late Ernest Yaw Kumi, after a second attempt to represent the good people of Akwatia, was finally sworn into Parliament on 7 January 2025. Sadly, his tenure was cut short when he passed away just six months later, on 7 July 2025. Kumi’s brief time in office was fraught…

The Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has called on officers to treat journalists with respect as they cover the Akwatia by-election, scheduled to take place on 2 September. The appeal follows the assault of a reporter by a police officer during last month’s Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun. Speaking…