Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Awutu Senya East Constituency in the Central Region, has declared that her recent arrest and detention by the police mark the start of her victory.
Following her release on June 8, she addressed a jubilant crowd of party supporters at the NDC headquarters in Accra.
“This is the beginning of our victory. We will deliver the seat,” she proclaimed.
Naa Koryoo also expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the party members for their overwhelming support during her detention.
“I am grateful to you all,” she said.
It would be recalled that Phyllis Naa Koryo Okunor, along with Mustapha Mohammed and Abdul Aziz Musah, were arrested last week.
The trio was apprehended while travelling in a Honda CRV saloon car with registration number GX-2044-19 near the Electoral Commission (EC) Office at Ofaakor.
They were found in possession of a firearm which was linked to a stabbing incident involving Ato Koomson, the son of the current MP and the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson.
He was reportedly stabbed near the EC Office at Ofaakor in the Central Region. The police recovered a pump-action gun with four rounds of ammunition from the vehicle, as detailed in their statement.
Naa Koryo however clarified that the said firearm is legally registered and that for the fear of her life, “I have every right to protect myself because the happenings at Kasoa necessitate that I do so.