General News of Friday, 1 February 2019Source: Myjoyonline.comAkufo-Addo condemns ‘isolated violence’ at Ayawaso West WuogonPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has condemned the violence that abrupted Thursday’s by-election at the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency. The violence at the La Bawaleshie Presby School polling centre resulted in the assault on Ningo-Prampram MP, Samuel George by masked men in police vehicles. The attack has been condemned by the opposition NDC, civil society and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Below is a copy of the full statement:PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO CONGRATULATES LYDIA SEYRAM ALHASSAN, MP-ELECT FOR AYAWASO WEST WUOGONI congratulate Lydia Seyram Alhassan on her emphatic victory in Thursday’s by-election, in the constituency. The isolated incident of violence, which occurred in the early stages of the election, was unfortunate and regrettable, and I condemn it in no uncertain terms.

Source: GhanaWeb February 01, 2019 14:48 UTC