Amidst the NDC’s demand for the release of “Kasoa PC” due to the gun scandal, Hawa Koomson is trending.
Since June 7, 2024, Hawa Koomson, the member of parliament for the Awutu Senya East seat for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has gained popularity.
She is trending on X along with the Cantonments Police Station and the hashtag #FreeNaaKoryooNow, which calls for her primary rival in the next parliamentary elections to be freed from police custody.
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The National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor was arrested by the police at the Cantonments Police Station on June 7. This led to an online mobilization and an in-person protest at the station that evening.
Among the posts pertaining to Hawa Koomson were screenshots of her remarks and articles detailing her usage of guns during the 2020 election.
In connection with a gun possession case that surfaced last week, Naa Koryoo is being held after police discovered a registered firearm in a vehicle she was riding in with two other people.
She has openly declared that she purchased the firearm as self-defense from the MP and minister of fisheries, who had openly threatened her with a pistol in the past with no repercussions.
In their evil bid to intimidate and cower the NDC into silence, the NPP-controlled Police Service has decided to detain the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for the Awutu Senya East Constituency for no just reason or cause.
Her offense is simply that a weapon (gun) was found in her…
— Sammy Gyamfi (@SammyGyamfi_) June 7, 2024
This is why Hawa Koomson and the police are pressuring Naa Koryoo in Kasoa. She cut Hawa Koomson's victory margin from 58% in 2016 to 52% in 2020.
They realize she has a strong chance of defeating Hawa Koomson. She will unseat HK this December. #FreeNaaKoryooNow pic.twitter.com/A9TSnUO2Tc
— Facts Nkoaa (@factnkoaa) June 7, 2024
Dear @GhPoliceService , don’t let us start having a notion that you are working for the ruling party and not Ghanaians. Weren’t we in this country when Hon. Hawa Koomson shot a gun during a national exercise, what happened ? Nothing! Was it because she’s part of the ruling party?
— 🇬ðŸ‡god Amongst Men (@officiallordy) June 7, 2024
There is no justification for the decision by the Inspector General of Police George Dampare, on the orders of the National Security Advisor, Albert Kan Dapaah, to detain a Parliamentary Candidate for the Awutu Senya East Constituency in Police custody.
This action, taken on… pic.twitter.com/jmzqlbeAse
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) June 7, 2024
