Ghanaian media personality Berla Mundi has called out the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for deploying thugs during the ongoing Ablekuma North election rerun—behaviour she says directly mirrors the same tactics the NDC previously condemned when in opposition.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on July 11, 2025, Berla Mundi questioned the party’s credibility and commitment to peaceful elections.
“You condemn the NPP for unleashing thugs on people during elections, only to repeat the same thing? And you want Ghanaians to believe you are any better?”
Berla Mundi
She further decried the violence at polling stations, insisting that elections are not war zones, and called for swift action against perpetrators.
“It’s an election, not a war zone. If you don’t agree with someone’s action or presence, you don’t go beating the person up! These thugs should be arrested and prosecuted!”
Berla Mundi
The Electoral Commission ordered a rerun in 19 polling stations within Ablekuma North following disputes over unauthenticated results from the December 2024 general elections.
The rerun has been marred by tensions, including reports of voter intimidation, violent clashes, and arrests involving persons in unapproved uniforms.
GJA Condemns Assault on Journalists During Ablekuma North Rerun
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) strongly condemned the physical assault on journalists by a police officer and a hoodlum while covering the parliamentary rerun in Ablekuma North on Friday, July 11, 2025.
Addressing the press, GJA President Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor stressed that journalists play a “critical role in election coverage” and that any attack against them is an affront to Ghana’s democracy.
He further characterised the incident as deeply damaging, stating that the police’s actions not only “undermine public trust” but also tarnish Ghana’s reputation as a country that respects human rights and press freedom.
This clash occurred amidst heightened tensions at the St Peter’s Society Methodist Church polling station in Odorkor, where violent disruptions included the attacks on former MP Mavis Hawa Koomson and several other individuals.
During this chaos, a news reporter was slapped and pushed by a police officer on camera.
The GJA has called for swift and decisive action, demanding that the offending officer and the hoodlum be identified, disciplined, and held accountable to ensure the safety of journalists in future coverage of public affairs.
Meanwhile, the man who assaulted the young digital journalist during violent scenes at the Ablekuma North constituency parliamentary rerun on Friday, 11 July 2025, has been caught.
The man, wearing a cloth mask that partially concealed his face, turned deliberately toward the young reporter as she walked near the St. Peter’s Society Methodist Church polling station, approached her from behind, and launched a vicious and unprovoked attack, slapping her and shoving her forcefully.
The attacker was believed to be part of a group of well-coordinated thugs who stormed the polling station, disrupting the voting process.
The attack on the journalist is just one of several disturbing incidents recorded during Friday’s exercise. Earlier, another journalist was also assaulted—this time by a police officer. The officer involved has since been interdicted and referred to the Police Professional Standards Bureau.
With the rerun marred by violent disruptions, media watchdogs and election observers have warned of a dangerous trend of rising hostility toward journalists in Ghana’s democratic space.
The electoral rerun was violently disrupted when a group of unidentified “macho men” stormed the premises in coordinated fashion, arriving in a pickup truck accompanied by multiple motorbikes, forcing panic among voters, electoral personnel, and security forces.
Eye‐witnesses report that the assailants overpowered the security detail and launched an assault on several political figures.
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