[ 2016-11-21 ]

NDC condemns attacks on members by 'NPP thugs'
The Eastern regional arm of the governing NDC has
condemned what it describes as attacks on its
members at Asokore in the New Juaben constituency
by “thugs” belonging to the main opposition
NPP.

Sunday's clash between supporters of the two
biggest parties led to five people getting
injured.

The clash happened as supporters of both parties
went on their separate but simultaneous health
walks as part of campaign activities in the
lead-up to the 7 December polls.

An intervention by the police forestalled mayhem
but cars were vandalised in the clash, which
happened exactly a week after a similar clash in
front of the Nima residence of NPP flag bearer
Nana Akufo-Addo.

The NDC, in a statement, accused the NPP of
attacking its members without provocation.

Below is the full statement signed by Mark-Oliver
Kevor:

For Immediate Release

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
EASTERN REGION SECRETARIAT

NDC CONDEMNS UNPROVOKED ATTACK ON MEMBERS BY NPP
THUGS

The Eastern Regional Secretariat of the National
Democratic Congress has learnt with great
disappointment an unprovoked attack on our party
members in the New Juaben North constituency this
morning by NPP thugs led by the incumbent NPP MP,
Nana Adjei Boateng.

This attack occurred at the Asokore Community
Centre while our members, led by our Regional
Youth Organizer and candidate for the
constituency, Haruna Apaw Wiredu, were returning
from Oyoko on a usual health walk.

Upon reaching the community centre, these NPP
hooligans, under the express authority of the MP,
had blocked the main road, preventing our members,
who had joined the teeming crowd from Asokore,
Asokore Kuma, Pipeline, and Effiduase, from
crossing over to their various homes.

Before our people could say anything, these NPP
hooligans, with the MP visibly involved, started
pelting our members with stones.
In the process, several of our members including
the constituency secretary, Ali Abubakar Akyena,
suffered serious injuries.

A Metro Mass Transit bus that conveyed our
members, who reside at the extreme ends of the
constituency to the starting point, was also
vandalised.

This attack is obviously a well-rehearsed one
considering the fact that the police had to
prevent a similar attack on our members by thugs
from the NPP at the Oyoko roundabout earlier this
morning. The NPP continues to deface posters and
destroy billboards of their political opponents.

The NPP is very much aware of the humiliating
defeat that awaits them as we inch closer to the
December 7 general elections, hence has adopted
this childish and disgraceful tactic just to
intimidate our people and scare them from coming
out in their numbers to vote for President John
Dramani Mahama and our parliamentary candidates on
election day.

We recall similar acts at Suhum, Nankese, Akorabo,
Asuogyaman, just to mention but a few.

Agenda 50-50 is solidly on course and that has
obviously got our lazy friends in the NPP confused
and disorganised.

But even in their confusion, they should bear in
mind that they have no monopoly over such acts.

We have had to look on up to this time,
considering the peaceful and unifying nature of
our president and leader, John Mahama, and also
our trust in the competence of our state
institutions.

However, we will be forced to retaliate in double
measure if they don't put a stop to this act.

We have always challenged them on issues and
called for comparison of achievements of the two
parties. Is violence their only record?

We call on our security agencies to urgently
investigate these series of attacks and
appropriately apply sanction to the perpetrators
in other to boost the confidence of constituents
in the region.

Eastern Region is a very peaceful place, hence
this shameful act being executed by the NPP just
to cause destabilisation should be of great
concern to all and sundry.

Signed;
KEVOR, Mark-Oliver
Eastern Regional Secretary, NDC

Source - Mark Oliver Kevor

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