The First Vice Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Northern Region, Alhaji Rufai Vielim is languishing in police custody over hooliganism and vandalism.
He was apprehended by police in Tamale for the attack on the party’s regional office by some irate members of the party on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.
Alhaji Rufai Vielim was ssid to be the mastermindand behind the youth attack on the office, leading to the destruction of party properties amidst gunshots.
He was said to be against the decision of the NDC’s Regional Executive Committee to endorse Ali Adolf as the acting regional chairman hence the unlawful action.
A video which has gone viral on social media shows some irate youth protesting the party’s leadership decision in appointing Ali Adolf as the acting regional chairman following the death of the late Regional Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Mobila.
According to the youth, appointing Ali Adolf as the acting regional chairman of the NDC is an attempt by the regional executives to relegate the First Regional Vice Chairman, Alhaji Rufai Vellim, to the background.
By Vincent Kubi