The angry NDC supporters displaying placards after vandalising the party office
THE KUMAWU office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been vandalised by aggrieved members of the ruling party in the community.
According to information making rounds, the NDC members have learnt that their favourite for the District Chief Executive (DCE) position in the area, Shamsu Huda, would be overlooked.
The Kumawu Zongo Branch of the NDC said they were aware that Akwasi Amankwaah, aka ‘Tom C’, the NDC parliamentary candidate in the area, would be appointed as the DCE.
In displaying their displeasure, the NDC supporters therefore forcibly broke into the party office and destroyed furniture and documents that were being kept there, as a sign of warning to the party.
Singing war songs and wearing red arm bands to show their anger, the NDC Kumawu Zongo branch members destroyed virtually everything in the party office.
Prior to the destruction spree, Sualey Olanto Yakubu, had told the press that the Zongo community in Kumawu played key roles to help the NDC to win the polls, so they should be rewarded.
“Our group has proposed an alternative candidate, Shamsu Huda, the Deputy Constituency Secretary, who has tirelessly worked for the party in the constituency, for the DCE position.
“We believe that Huda’s dedication and qualifications make him an ideal candidate for the DCE position,” Yakubu disclosed to the media, adding that their request should be granted.
According to him, President John Dramani Mahama should address their request with all the urgency that it needed, in order to ensure peace and unity in the party in Kumawu.
“The NDC Kumawu Zongo branch is resolute in our stance, seeking recognition and respect for our contributions to the party,” he said, adding, “Our efforts should be deservedly rewarded.”
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah, Kumasi