The Akwatia District Police Command has initiated a probe into an alleged assault on Alhaji Masawudu Osman, the Third Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which occurred during the by-election in Akwatia on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

The incident took place at the Akwatia Lorry Station in the Vawaso Electoral Area, where a confrontation reportedly erupted between Alhaji Masawudu and the escort of Chief Sofo Azorka, the Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

According to Alhaji Masawudu, the altercation occurred while he was addressing the media near the Akwatia Zongo area, where he had been assigned to monitor the polling process.

According to a citinewsroom.com report, DSP David Fianko Okyere of the Eastern South Regional Police Command’s Public Affairs Unit, through a statement, confirmed that Alhaji Masawudu was issued a police medical form to seek treatment at a hospital.

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The endorsed form is expected to be returned to assist with the ongoing investigation.

The report added that the case has been transferred to the Eastern South Regional Police Command for further investigation.

Meanwhile, the opposition New Patriotic Party has formally petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to ensure the arrest and prosecution of some officials of the ruling National Democratic Congress for engaging in alleged unlawful acts during the by-election in Akwatia.

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In a letter dated Wednesday, September 3, 2025, the NPP warned that failure to bring the said persons to book would be detrimental to Ghana’s democracy and rule of law.

The Akwatia by-election, triggered by the death of NPP MP Ernest Yaw Kumi, saw the NDC’s Bernard Bediako Baidoo emerge victorious with 18,199 votes against the NPP’s Solomon Kwame Asumadu’s 15,235 votes.

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