The leadership of St. Peter’s Methodist Church in Odorkor has strongly condemned the acts of violence that occurred on its premises during the parliamentary rerun in the Ablekuma North constituency on Friday, July 11, 2025.
Speaking to Citi News on Saturday July 12, Rev. Ebenezer Kofi, Overseer of the church, recounted distressing scenes from the day and described how the violence affected both church property and the safety of individuals, including clergy members.
“I had a lot of messages and calls from members and some church leaders asking what was happening,” Rev. Kofi said. “I had to call my minister to check if he was safe. The information I got was very pathetic — some of the victims had to run into his personal bedroom for safety and stayed there for hours.”
The church, which has served as a collation centre in previous elections, witnessed chaotic scenes during the rerun as unidentified individuals disrupted the voting process and assaulted political figures, including NPP parliamentary candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie and former Fisheries Minister, Hawa Koomson.
In response to these events, Rev. Kofi revealed that the church leadership would have to consider disassociating from future electoral processes held on its grounds.
“A decision has been taken by the leadership of the church — we will no longer serve as a collation centre, and by extension, we are also asking for the removal of the police post from our premises,” he said. “It is better to prevent future occurrences.”
Rev. Kofi also highlighted that this is not the first time the church has suffered damage due to political activities. He cited the 2024 general elections, during which assets belonging to the church were vandalised.
“Even yesterday, I was told that part of the minister’s residence was destroyed. Up till now, the Electoral Commission has not offered any form of compensation.”
