Minister of Special Development Initiatives who is also the MP for the Awutu Senya East Constituency, Mavis Hawa Koomson has admitted to firing shots at a voter registration centre, ‘Step to Christ’ polling station in her constituency to protect herself.
In an interview, she said, she had to fire the warning shots as there were no security personnel and felt threatened by the violence at the polling station.
Explaining what sent her to the centre, the Minister said, she received information that people from outside the constituency were bussed to register as voters.
According to her, she received information last week Thursday when she visited the Step to Christ registration centre, that members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) were transporting people from outside the constituency, from Gomoa East and Nsawam to come and register at the Step to Christ polling station.
She claimed that particular polling station was her [NPP] stronghold and has never lost an election in that polling station since 2012.
Adding that, after several information received about the planned bussing of people again from Nsawam and Gomoa East to come and register at the centre, she decided to visit the registration centre on Monday morning.
According to her, when she arrived at the scene, there were many boys on motorbikes and she felt her life and that of others were in danger so she fired the warning shots in an attempt to scare them.
The violence resulted in the burning of motor bikes as the EC officials took to their heels.
The police later intervened and arrested four people after the shooting
An eye witness recounted his experience:
Godfred Sey/ Ahotoronline
