General News of Saturday, 2 March 2019Source: classfmonline.comIncumbent MP's party must choose replacement – Asante on by-pollsMost Rev Professor Emmanuel Kwaku AsanteThe Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), Most Rev Prof Emmanuel Asante, has backed calls for the country to re-evaluate the conduct of by-elections in the country. He believes a modification of the current system will help in dealing with “political thuggery” and the disturbances associated with by-polls as witnessed in the recently-held Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. The cleric explained that during by-elections, the political party in power would not want to lose and, so, would do whatever it takes to win. The parties “are able to marshal all the people into one place and this concentration can always lead to the problem [of violence]”. He said over the years, the chaos witnessed during by-elections are not experienced during general elections because there is no concentration of thugs on a particular location.

Source: GhanaWeb March 02, 2019 00:56 UTC