Due to an increase in chaotic circumstances, Kasoa has been designated as a red zone region by the National Security and Electoral Commission (EC), according to George Ayisi, the director of communications for the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO).
Concerned about the recent pandemonium that broke out during the EC voter transfer process, Ayisi emphasised that there was no reason for the situation to get out of control and result in gunshots.
In an interview with GhanaWeb, he stated, “It’s sad. When we are transferring votes, it should not be chaotic because I am living in Accra and I have been transferred to Kasoa.
I need to move my votes there if I cannot travel back to Accra to vote on the day of the election.
Unfortunately, most of us seem to misunderstand the process. This is as simple as that, but there seems to be some misunderstanding.”
Addressing a question about actions taken during a similar incident involving the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Hawa Koomson, in 2020, he said that:
“Hawa Koomson was invited by the police and she admitted she fired the gunshot.
They were saying she wasn’t the one and that it was her bodyguard, but Hawa admitted she indeed did fire the gun, and that was it.”
George Ayisi confirmed that the ongoing violence in the area has compelled the National Security and the EC to classify the area as a red zone, despite his optimism that there won’t be catastrophic situations in Kasoa during the next elections.
“Kasoa is a red zone already. The EC, security, and National Security have flagged Kasoa as a red zone, and so let’s see how we can make it a normal zone.
And maybe, because we have a lot of settlers in that enclave, that’s also part of the challenges, and the police have created a whole region for that place in terms of security management,” he added.