On Monday, July 20, Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Hawa Koomson admitted to firing a gun at a voters’ registration centre in her constituency.
According to her, she took the firearm – which she refused to identify – to the registration centre to protect herself.
Your most authoritative news analysis platform, Newsfile, today, discussed the recurrence of violence at registration and whether the MP's actions were of self-defence or a show of power.
You are watching the live telecast of #Newsfile with Samson Lardy.
Posted by JoyNews on Saturday, July 25, 2020
The host Samson Lardy Anyenini and his guests also delved into the details of the mid-year budget review presented by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday.
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