NPP Bantama elections turn violent, 3 arrested amid ballot destruction

Elections for the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Bantama constituency turned violent on July 11, 2026, in Ghana's Ashanti Region. The disruption occurred at the Kumasi Cultural Centre when party members stormed the venue, claiming the election was subject to an injunction. They proceeded to destroy ballot papers and other electoral materials, halting the process.

During the chaos, one party member was injured and taken to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Police intervened, arresting three men involved in the disruption. An eyewitness delegate, Baba Abdulai, stated that party officials, not Electoral Commission officials, were overseeing the election due to the injunction when the violence broke out.

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it was at that moment that the men surfaced to destroy the materials.

The NPP's Director of Elections, Evans Nimako, confirmed the party is awaiting a detailed report from the police and the national representative assigned to the election. This will inform their subsequent actions. The incident follows earlier tensions over allegations of names being removed from the voter album, creating an uneasy atmosphere before the elections.

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The application has merits and same is hereby granted. The respondents are hereby restrained together with their agents, assigns, privies from conducting, proceeding with or completing the constituency executive elections within the constituency.