Politics of Saturday, 2 February 2019Source: citinewsroom.comInternational community must condemn NPP’s sponsored by-election violence – Sly MensahSlyvester Mensah, NDC Presidential hopefulPresidential hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sylvester Mensah is asking international bodies to condemn what he described as ‘cowardly and barbaric government-sponsored violence’ during the January 31 by-election held in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency. Despite these blame games and the attacks, the Electoral Commission (EC) insists the polls was conducted in a peaceful, smooth and orderly manner. “We call on the international community to condemn this senseless, cowardly and barbaric government-sponsored violence, he added. They blamed the NPP for the attacks describing the violence as an affront to the country’s democratic credentials. They blamed the NPP for the attacks describing the violence as an affront to the country’s democratic credentials.

Source: GhanaWeb February 02, 2019 06:45 UTC