Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu has raised concerns over the so-called attacks on New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs in contested constituencies following the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Afenyo-Markin makes accusations about certain candidates from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of putting together these attacks in an attempt to influence the election results in these areas.
He precisely speaks briefly of constituencies such as Nsawam Adoagyiri, Ablekuma North, Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, and Techiman South, among others.
At a press conference on Wednesday, December 11th, Afenyo-Markin expressed grave worry about the attacks, revealing that some MPs had been forced to flee their homes.
"In Ablekuma North, for instance, the parliamentary candidate there is under siege. Yesterday, she had a sleepless night. All manner of persons were at her residence in search of pink sheets. The question is, why is the NDC so interested in destroying evidence? Why are they interested in capturing pink sheets to destroy them and set them ablaze? This woman, Madame Ekua Afriyie, had to run for her life. It took the timely intervention of the police to protect her and drive these NDC hooligans away,"
The Effutu MP lamented the situation and called on the NDC's Leader and President-elect, John Mahama, to call his party supporters to order.
"Patrick Boamah is unable to sleep in his house because they are threatening him, thinking that he has the pink sheets at his residence. His constituency chairman is being hunted, and his constituency secretary cannot sleep at home—all because they believe these individuals have pink sheets. Why should a Member of Parliament fear for his life? All because he is participating in democracy."
He further appealed to John Mahama to take action, saying:
"I would want to call on His Excellency John Dramani Mahama to stop his people, to speak to his party people. This is not democracy. This is not the democracy we've all worked hard for."
Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged immediate action from key stakeholders in the country, including civil society organizations and the National Peace Council, to come to a standstill from the ongoing attacks.
At the same time, President-elect John Mahama has strongly condemned to hell the attacks and the destruction of state property, urging both the police and President Akufo-Addo to take firm and decisive measures.
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