Private legal practitioner, Lawrence Kwesi Botchway Jnr, has formally petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to establish an independent Commission of Enquiry to investigate the violent incidents that marred the Ablekuma North parliamentary election rerun held on Friday, July 11, 2025.
In an 8-page petition dated Tuesday, July 15, 2025, and addressed to the Presidency and copies served on the Council of State and the Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Botchway invoked Article 278(1)(a) of the 1992 Constitution, which empowers the President to commission an enquiry into matters of public interest.