The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for the arrest of Awutu Senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson for firing a gun at a registration centre.

The party, at a press conference Tuesday, described the act as "criminal," and urged the president to sack the Special Development Minister as well as ensure her prosecution.

“Hawa Koomson has by this singular criminal act and the many others committed before and together with her gang...in the last couple of weeks, demonstrated that she is a gangster who does not deserve to occupy any public position of trust.

"We [therefore] join the many voices of conscience in our society to demand her immediate dismissal from office and prosecution for these heinous crimes," Director of Elections for the NDC Elvis Afriyie Ankrah said.

On Monday, the Minister admitted to firing shots at a voter registration center at an instance when she felt her life was threatened.

According to the MP, she did it in self-defence.

The act, however, has received massive backlash from the public with many calling for her prosecution.

Joining in such calls is the opposition NDC who believes the act is one that is perpetuated only by gangsters.

“The NDC is totally disgusted by the thuggish and criminal shooting incident involving a gang of NPP thugs who were led by Madam Mavis Hawa Koomson which has received both national and international condemnation and which has been admitted by the Minister of State herself.

"We condemn in no uncertain terms such thuggery sponsored and led by a high ranking government official and lawmaker who is supposed to uphold the law at all times,” he added.

Nonetheless, they have assured that "on assuming office as the next government in 2021," the NDC will see to the prosecution of the said MP should the current government fail to act on the matter.

“In any civilized society, this gangster would have been arrested and made to stand prosecution by now and this is exactly what her appointor, President Akufo-Addo should have done if he had any integrity, honour, and conscience left.

"But because he is the chief promoter and enabler of the unprecedented culture of lawlessness we are witnessing in this country, we would not be surprised if Hawa Koomson is left off the hook like the several NPP criminals such as the Double and Azugu masked national security operatives who perpetrated the Ayawaso West Wuogon violence, [and] the NPP Delta Force who attacked the court of competent jurisdiction in broad day and others.

“All these people have been shielded from prosecution by no other person than President Akufo-Addo. We will, therefore, like to serve notice that if Hawa Koomson is left off the hook by President Akufo-Addo as we anticipate, the next NDC Mahama government in the year 2021 shall arrest and prosecute her and all the thugs who were involved in this unlawful shooting incident and all the other related criminal acts.”