Ablekuma South Constituency NPP chairman, Collins Asante
Tension flared at the Korle Bu Police Station polling centre in the Ablekuma South Constituency after two disqualified delegates confronted the constituency chairman over their exclusion from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries and attacked a journalist covering the event.
According to a report from myjoyonline, the two unidentified individuals had lost their delegate status after being removed from party positions, making them ineligible to vote in the ongoing primaries.
The situation immediately turned into a heated exchanges and insults, with the disqualified delegates allegedly accusing constituency chairman Collins Asante of conspiring against them.
Asante, who is said to be affiliated with Kennedy Agyapong’s camp while the two aggrieved delegates are known supporters of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
The journalist, identified as Fostina Sarfo, covering the event, was allegedly attacked verbally by one of the delegates who also attempted to obstruct filming at the polling centre.
“During the confrontation, one of the delegates verbally attacked me while attempting to obstruct filming at the polling centre,” the journalist said.
The situation almost turned violent when another delegate attempted to stone the journalist, but police officers on duty quickly intervened to restore order.
No arrests have been reported, and voting at the centre continued after the disruption was contained by the police.
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Source:
www.ghanaweb.com
