The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has declared that it will not intervene on behalf of those arrested by the police in connection with the disturbances that disrupted a parliamentary primary in Walewale.

The Electoral Commission nullified the primary election between incumbent MP Hajia Lariba Zuweira Abudu and Dr. Kabiru Mahama due to incidents of ballot paper snatching, which compromised the sorting and counting process.

The police have detained one individual linked to the incident. During a recent press conference, NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong affirmed the party’s support for the police investigation. He stressed that those responsible for the chaos will face legal consequences, underscoring the party's commitment to upholding the law and internal democracy.

Frimpong highlighted that the National Executive Committee is set to convene on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, to deliberate on the situation. This meeting aims to address the issues in Walewale, unify the party, and ensure that the NPP retains its seat in the constituency. A decision will be reached before the closed-door nomination deadline on Friday.

He emphasized that the party would not exert any influence to plead for those implicated and reaffirmed that the NPP is dedicated to peace, stability, and lawful conduct. Frimpong assured that the upcoming decision would focus on resolving the Walewale issue, fostering reconciliation, and strengthening party unity to secure their position in the area.

“The Ghana Police Service and for the information that we have, we know they arrested some people yesterday so I want us to leave it to the professionals to do their job. But what I can say is that the party will give helpful support to the Ghana Police Service and anyone that will be established as the one being the cause of the chaos in the electoral process will be dealt with according to the laws of the country.”

“The party will not come in to make any plead for such a person. The New Patriotic Party is not known for violence. The New Patriotic Party per our record shows clearly that we are a party that believes in the rule of law.

“We are a party that believes in internal democracy and therefore will not do anything that will undermine the peace and stability in our party.

“We have the power to deal with issues concerning parliamentary matters and we’ve done it before. So certainly I can assure you that tomorrow a decision will be made by the national executive committee of our party which has to be made because Friday is the deadline for the closed-door nomination.

“So certainly a decision will be made, and the decision will be based on one that addresses the issues that happen at Walewale, one that will seek to reconcile the party at Walewale and that will also seek to bring unity at Walewale and make sure that the party retain its seat at Walewale.”

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