The Former National Vice Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP), Mr Stephen Ntim has condemned the clashes among the party’s supporters at the funeral of father of one of its members in the Suhum Constituency.
A chaos was triggered when one Frank Asiedu Bekoe, popularly known as Protozoa eyeing to unseat the incumbent Member of Parliament Boafo Kwadwo Asante, and some party communicators and Serial Callers attended the funeral of the late father of one of the communicators identified as Opare on Saturday, August 28, 2021.
While at the funeral, the Member of Parliament and his entourage led by the Constituency chairman Frederick Ofosu also arrived.
Tension began to build up when followers of the MP allegedly started casting aspersions on Protozoa and his group and even blocked them from greeting the MP.
Mr Odei popularly known as “Big Deal” took the microphone to announce that they were leaving for other engagements but wanted to place on record that they had been prevented from greeting the MP.
That did not sit well with supporters of the MP who attacked him sparking the free for all fight.
The driver of the Suhum Constituency MP, Jamalo allegedly pulled a cutlass and inflicted a wound on the head of his victim.
It was reported that two persons sustained injuries during clashes.
In a statement, Mr Stephen Ntim said, “I must state that what happened in Suhum was most unfortunate and unacceptable and must be condemned by all. I also call on the leadership of the party as a matter of urgency, to resolve the issues to prevent any further clashes.”
He continued, “We must also ensure that such barbaric acts do not happen again in the party as we work towards victory 2024 and beyond.”
Mr Stephen Ntim added that,”This also brings to the fore the need for fairness, equity and tolerance for each other in the upcoming internal elections from the polling stations through to the Constituency, Regional, National, Parliamentary and the flagbearership contests in the party.”
Meanwhile, he urged that, “We need to respect the rules of engagement at every level of the party’s activities and work together in unity to break the 8 as it is the only way we can continue to stay in power to bring the needed development to the good people of Ghana.”
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Signed:Stephen Ntim
