[ 2011-04-13 ]

Hon. Emmanuel Kwesi Bedzrah

NDC MP accused of assault by party executive
The Propaganda Secretary of the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ketu South
Constituency of the Volta Region, Sylvester Kafui
has accused the Member of Parliament for Ho West,
Mr. Emmanuel Kwesi Bedzrah of assaulting him at a
regional party meeting on Tuesday.

The Volta Regional branch of the NDC held a
meeting on Tuesday to declare its support for the
candidacy of President Mills in the 2012 General
Elections.

Narrating the events leading to the alleged
assault on him on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem
Wednesday, Sylvester Kafui stated that during the
meeting, he rose to ask for an amendment to a
motion being moved by the party executives for
mass endorsement of President Mills for the NDC's
presidential primaries but attracted the wrath of
the MP who dragged him out of the meeting hall.

He explained that after the meeting he was
accosted by Mr. Bedzrah who held him by the shirt,
shook him violently tearing his shirt buttons in
the process and threatened him to leave the
meeting grounds if he didn't want to co-operate.

He said he spilled his food as a result of the
attack.

Mr. Kafui intimated that when he decided to report
the assault to the police he was counseled to
allow party executives settle it amicably.

He is however contemplating going to the police
station as no one has spoken to him since the
incident took place.

But the Mr. Bedzrah has described the accusation
as untrue insisting that his calm demeanour is at
variance with what he is being accused of.

Telling his side of the story, the MP said Kafui
showed gross disrespect by interrupting the
Regional Minister who was speaking at the time and
he only asked him to walk out if he could not wait
for the Regional Minister to complete his
submission.

According to the MP, Kafui walked up to him after
the meeting and told him he is a disgrace of an MP
but he (Bedzrah) simply thanked Kafui and turned
away.

He said there was no reason for him to attack his
colleague over the issue and that people have the
right to support whoever they want to.

The Volta Regional Minister Joseph Amenowode who
was at the meeting described Sylvester Kafui as
the "most dishonest person on earth" for saying
that he was prevented from talking at the
meeting.

The Minister said he personally called Kafui to
voice his concerns and all the Propaganda
Secretary said was that the party executives
should listen to dissenting views.

The Regional Minister however did not deny or
confirm whether Mr. Bedzrah attacked Sylvester
Kafui after the meeting.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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