A Member of Parliament and Independent Parliamentary candidate for the Agona West Constituency, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has called on the police to complete their investigation into an alleged assassination attempt against her by today, October 28, 2024.

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“I want it as early as today if it is possible” she responded when the host of 3FM Sunrise Morning Show, Johnnie Hughes asked her how swiftly she wants the police to unravel the mystery behind an alleged assassination attempt on her.

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As reported by 3FM’s Central Region correspondent, Thomas Cann, a clash occurred on Sunday evening between supporters of Cynthia Morrison and Chris Arthur, the New Patriotic Party’s candidate for the Agona West Constituency, resulting in one individual suffering a gunshot wound.

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Tensions have escalated between the two candidates and their supporters ever since incumbent MP Cynthia Morrison chose to run as an independent after losing the party’s primary. Her choice has not only stirred unrest in the constituency but has also sparked a new controversy in Parliament.

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On October 17, 2024, Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin declared four parliamentary seats vacant due to the current occupants defecting from the political parties under which they were elected and contesting under different affiliations.

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The MPs affected by this ruling include Cynthia Morrison from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) representing Agona West, Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from Amenfi Central, Kwadwo Asante of the NPP from Suhum, and independent MP Andrew Asiamah Amoako from Fomena.

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This decision by the Speaker shifted the NDC from a minority to a majority party since two of the vacant seats belonged to the NPP, one to the NDC, and one was independent. While both the NPP and NDC initially held 137 seats each in the 275-seat Parliament, the NPP had previously claimed the majority due to support from the independent MP.

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However, less than 24 hours later, a ruling from the Supreme Court on October 18, 2024, overturned the Speaker's decision, further escalating the discord between the two factions and ultimately leading to the Speaker’s indefinite adjournment of Parliament on October 22, 2024.

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Gibril Tanko, the NPP Constituency chairman in Agona West, has also leveled accusations against Cynthia Morrison’s camp regarding an alleged assassination attempt on Chris Arthur, the NPP parliamentary candidate.

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While the police have stated that they are investigating the situation, they have not disclosed any specific findings to the public.

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