A video has surfaced of a tense confrontation between some men and election officers, as a former member of parliament, Hawa Koomson, stayed composed during the incident.
Reports suggest the tension was due to some delegates’ names missing from the NPP’s voters’ register.
According to Hawa Koomson, they were making noise in attempts to provoke her, but she ignored them.
Speaking to the media after casting her vote, following the tense confrontation, Hawa Koomson stated, “I am going to make sure there is peace in this centre; you have seen the noise they have started to make.
It was as if I was not there, that is the other side of Hawa Koomson, if they do anything, I will not respond, but if I respond, the election centre can’t contain us”.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service has issued a stern warning to “macho men” ahead of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary tomorrow, January 31, 2026.
According to the Police, Macho Man must go to the gym and lift weights as the elections is not between them.
Speaking on security arrangements ahead of the polls on Friday, January 30, 2026, the Eastern Regional Police stated, “They have huge shoulders, so they call themselves macho men. The election is not between macho people; it’s between five contestants. Whether one of them is macho or not, I can’t speak to that.
“So, our duty is simple, we go and make sure that people who are coming to vote are protected, media is protected, police are protected, electoral officers are protected, electoral material is protected, everybody comes around and go home freely,” he said.
“If you want to stay and observe, you can stand at a distance. If you are a macho man, go to the gym and go and lift weights. The election is not for macho people… Tomorrow is not a day for macho men so if you come and you misbehave; you’ll be arrested and now the IGP has reiterated that when one of you is arrested, don’t call him,” they warned.
“…Those who are going for the polls, they are not fighting. The one who is down there, you want to go and kill for, they don’t know you so when you are incarcerated, they will not come. In fact, they don’t know you exist. So avoid engaging in any criminalities,” the police added.
Watch the video below:
NPP Primaries Marked by Tension Over Missing Delegate Names#PrimeRakon pic.twitter.com/QUn6HcsIGT
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“If I respond, the election center can’t contain us,” said former Awutu Senya East MP Hawa Koomson, who cast her vote for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the NPP Presidential Primaries, adding that she ignored opponents’ attempts to provoke her. pic.twitter.com/BM4E3CGeiI