The man who lost an eye in a Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA) demonstration to demand a new voters’ register has revealed that he wept uncontrollably after the Electoral Commissioner declared Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as President-elect of Ghana.
Justice Adzakuma told Adomonline.com’s Kwaku Nti in an exclusive interview from his Accra New Town residence that he was forced to retire to his room and cry his heart out upon hearing the announcement of Nana Addo as the President-elect.
“That day when Nana Addo was declared President-elect, I cried, indeed I wept bitterly largely because I remembered how people lost their lives in this struggle and someone like me also lost an eye, so I wept before I started consoling myself…,” he said.
37-year-old Justice Adzakuma had his left eye damaged after security operatives charged on protesters following misunderstanding over route in their bid to picket at the EC office to demand a credible voters’ register.
Adzakuma is one of the many protesters who suffered various levels of injury during the protests organised by the David Asante-led LMVCA.
The protest, which was aimed at putting pressure on the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voter’s register for the 2016 elections, turned bloody after Police fired rubber bullets, sprayed tear gas and water cannons to scatter the crowd.
The group's protest followed the New Patriotic Party's claim that it had uncovered thousands of ghost names in the voter’s register, deeming it not credible.
Several protesters were seen injured in shots and videos which were taken on that day.
Vivid pictures of Police brutality against protesters who Police accused of being violent were circulated on social media.
Head of Public Affairs for Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Cephas Arthur defended the Police´s stance saying that they had to contain the protesters with minimal force.
The Police claimed they had to respond after they were pelted with stones by the protesters.
Wife returns
The shoe seller whose left eye is no longer functioning said he still joined forces and campaigned with the NPP after a successful operation.
His wife, who according to him abandoned their matrimonial home after he lost his eye also returned to him after Nana Addo’s victory.
“Some of my neighbours told my wife that the NPP was not going to win the elections, so she should abandon me, so she left, but the day Nana Addo was declared winner, she returned home and I accepted her together with the children…,” he said.
Justice Adzakuma was optimistic that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was going to deliver on his promises and hence called on Ghanaians to rally behind as he takes over the mantle of leadership.
He further indicated his readiness to contest for the position in the NPP in the near future
Source: Adom FM
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The call for a Clean Voters' Register is NOT a party issue but one that benefits ALL of us;NDC, NPP, ZZZ, VVV... So we should be thankful and helpful to this young man for such sacrifice. Instead we have BROKEN BRAINS! like some of u guys wishing further evil to his misfortune! Make a LITTLE EFFORT TO THINK PROPERLY! This is the NEW ERA of COMMONSENSE. A word to the wise SHOULD BE FOOD FOR GOOD THOUGHT
the man lost an eye because of some stchuuuupid security official and he deserves some cpmensation, YES!!!!!
I said only people without brains will loose an eye for an all die be die president. I still stand by that and if he goes to undertake senseless demonstrations, he will loose the second eye. And that is a fact. Shame on you. This has nothing to do with somebody not having human feelings but the bare facts.
Only unfeeling people with no human suffering, people devoid of the milk of humanity would dare taunt someone who was so callously injured!
Only people without brains will sacrifice their eye for an all die be die president
Only ***barred word*** like you will sacrifice your eye for Akuffo-Addo, a 72 year old all die be die president
***barred word*** ***barred word***. You are so remote from power but lost your eye. You will loose the second eye if you engage in senseless demonstration
The new security capo's must look into what happened on that day and those service men must be brought to book. On that day those police guys acted as if they don't have brain. I will call for their Arrest very soon.
It is called compensation not 'reward'; it is legal and can be arranged.
Let the mahama boys Barry their heads in same. I edge the Npp hearachy to reward this gentleman