National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has given a hint that the party will employ a self-defence mechanism to protect its members during the Akwatia by-election.

According to him, the need for the party to protect its members during the by-election at Akwatia, which is scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, 2025, has become imperative to ensure their safety.

It is worth noting that during the re-run of parliamentary elections in 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North constituency, disturbing cases of electoral violence were recorded where the NPP has claimed that its members were heavily pummelled.

Speaking on the back of this in an interview with Citi FM on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Nana Boakye asserted that the party will protect itself within the law but will not necessarily use thugs or vigilante groups.

He intimated that "We have said that it is important that we protect ourselves. Self-protection is well defined within the remit of the law. We are not going to deploy any thugs.

“We are not going to deploy any vigilantes. No, but what we have said is that we are going to protect ourselves. I am not sure that is a crime.”

“We will protect ourselves. All that we are saying is that the protection will not be unlawful. The protection will not infringe on any laws whatsoever. It will not be an act of illegality," he added.

Meanwhile, Nana Boakye has shared a post on his official Facebook timeline indicating that he led the leadership of his party to meet with the Inspector General of Police on Tuesday, August 20, 2025.

IGP, AG urged to prosecute perpetrators of Ablekuma North violence

The purpose of the meeting, he explained, centred around discussion about security arrangements for the Akwatia by-election scheduled for September 2, 2025.

The NPP, he wrote, "urged the IGP to immediately arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of violence at the recent Ablekuma North elections whose images were captured in several photos and videos."

This, he explained, will "send a strong warning to persons who intend to repeat their actions in Akwatia and also affirm the commitment of the police to a peaceful election."

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