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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued the government a 30-day deadline to pay compensation to victims of the Ayawaso West Wuogon (AWW) by-election violence.

This was stated in the NDC's solidarity message to victims on January 31, 2023, four years after the disaster, emphasizing that compensation should be fair and appropriate.

In October 2021, victims' lawyers rejected a compensation offer for their clients, arguing for greater participation and openness in the case.

The attorneys, Abraham Amaliba and Victor Kodjoga Adawudu, said that because the National Security Ministry did not involve them, they were uninformed of how the compensation sum was calculated.

However, the NDC criticized the Attorney General in the statement for failing to address reparation payment procedures.

The government's inability to implement recommendations from the Emile Short Commission of Inquiry, according to the party, exacerbates the problem.

"The NDC is shocked by the brazen unwillingness of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration to execute the recommendations of the Emile Short Commission and its own White Paper on this topic.

"It is disheartening, to say the least, that the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government has not thought it essential to date."

The NDC marks one year since the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence.

Lawyers reject compensation offers for Ayawaso West Wuogon bye-election victims.

They have committed to take all necessary procedures to guarantee that the victims receive adequate compensation.

The by-election in 2019 was meant to be a simple democratic procedure to pick a replacement for then-MP Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko after his death, but it devolved into a bloodbath.

Some NDC supporters were shot, injured, and beaten by National Security officers on election day.

Following the incident, President Akufo-Addo established a Commission of Inquiry to study the situation and provide suggestions on what should be done.

However, the President disregarded some of the results.