I Only Defended Myself; Wish It Never Happened – Hawa Koomson Apologises For Shooting Incidence

Minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has apologised for her conduct that led to her shooting a pistol at a polling station in her constituency, Awutu Senya East in July 2020, during the voter registration exercise.

While facing the appointment committee on Thursday, she explained that it was an act of self-defense and is one that she would never wish to repeat for her and or for anyone, anywhere ever again.

“Yes, Mr. Chairman, during the registration of voters in 2020, on July 20, there was an incident and regrettably, it was an unfortunate incidence and which I wish never happened on that day. And I don’t also pray that ever happens again in the history of our politics in Ghana.

“Mr. Chairman, I also want to cease the opportunity to apologize to the people who were so scared on that day. it was in defense of myself because I felt because of the circumstance that I found myself in on that day. I felt that I needed to save my life by defending it,” she said.

Source: GhanaFeed.com