{
  "id": 12807833,
  "title": "I am peaceful; I just don’t allow people to intimidate me – Hawa Koomson (Video)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/i-am-peaceful-i-just-dont-allow-people-to-intimidate-me-hawa-koomson",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:46:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/i-am-peaceful-i-just-dont-allow-people-to-intimidate-me-hawa-koomson-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mavis Hawa Koomson, the National Women’s Organiser for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has emphasized her peaceful nature and defiance of intimidation. In an interview on Adom FM’s Burning Issues, she stated that she has never instigated a fight despite being perceived as confrontational by some. Koomson, who previously served as the MP for Awutu Senya East, challenged anyone claiming she had caused a fight to come forward. She reiterated her peaceful stance, stating that she respects everyone and has never had disputes with her constituency executives. However, she acknowledged that incidents involving some of her supporters should not be unfairly attributed to her, as they often react when provoked. Koomson emphasized that while she is firm and unwilling to back down, she does not consider herself confrontational by nature.",
  "summary": "New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organiser, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has described herself as a peaceful person who, while respecting others, does not allow herself to be intimidated. Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s Burning Issues, Madam Koomson said she had never been known to instigate a fight, despite perceptions that she and her […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Mavis Hawa Koomson is National Women’s Organiser for NPP",
    "She claims never to have started a fight",
    "Koomson says supporters’ actions not her fault"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Hawa Koomson's statements portray her as a strong yet peaceful leader who refuses to be intimidated, challenging perceptions that she is confrontational while acknowledging her firm stance.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Even if we have to get license for pepper spray, we’ll – Hawa Koomson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/even-if-we-have-to-get-license-for-pepper-spray-well-hawa-koomson",
        "published": "2026-10-08T06:51:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}