He said that regardless of prior personal experiences, no one, especially political actors, has the right to defend violent acts or encourage retaliation in an interview on UTV that GhanaWeb was able to watch on Friday, July 18, 2025. Sam George was criticized by him for his “emotionally charged” remarks.
“It is wrong because democracy has not given anyone the authority to exert punishment apart from the state.
No one can take the law into their own hands and justify assault on Hawa Koomson at the Ablekuma North rerun,” Asiedu Nketiah said.
“I have heard Sam George threatening that the assault is just the beginning. I know he is a victim of political violence, but as a Minister of State, he shouldn’t have said so. I believe he was overwhelmed with emotions.
Even when Jesus Christ was on the cross, at a point, he was exhausted and called on God to intervene to let this cup pass over him. Emotions will be there, but you need to master them,” he further stated.
In order to resist the temptation of rapid justice, he urged state institutions to fulfill their duties in an unbiased manner, emphasizing the need to increase public trust in the court and law enforcement.
“We must call on state agencies to do their work.
Where they fall short, it doesn’t justify individuals resorting to revenge. We need to have faith in the state to prosecute those who break the law,” he added.
As you may remember, on July 11, 2025, Sam George came to social media to attack former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for denouncing the violence in Ablekuma North.
Citing his silence during the 2019 Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election skirmishes in which he (George) was attacked, he questioned Dr. Bawumia’s moral authority on the subject.
“Someone should tell Bawumia to shut up. What did he say about Ayawaso West Wuogon in 2019?” Sam George posted.
In the most recent parliamentary rerun, which took place at the Odorkor Methodist Church polling station on Friday, November 11, 2025, thugs overpowered security guards and physically attacked a number of people, including Mavis Hawa Koomson, the former Awutu Senya East Member of Parliament.
Before police arrived to save Hawa Koomson, she was pushed to the ground and trampled in the crotch and chest. Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, the interior minister, has promised that anyone responsible for acts of violence will be found and dealt with legally.
