{"id":699993,"date":"2019-09-06T11:07:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T11:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/06\/asawase-ndc-on-rampage\/"},"modified":"2019-09-06T11:07:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T11:07:12","slug":"asawase-ndc-on-rampage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/06\/asawase-ndc-on-rampage\/","title":{"rendered":"Asawase NDC On Rampage –"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The scene at the NDC regional office in Kumasi yesterday<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was yet another pandemonium at the Ashanti regional office of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) when supporters of the party besieged the place and started causing trouble.<\/p>\n

They were registering their frustration over the decision of the party to disqualify Masawudu Mubarick from contesting to lead the party for the 2020 general election in the Asawase Constituency.<\/p>\n

The party disqualified Masawudu and announced incumbent NDC MP Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak as the candidate for the party in Asawase and since the decision, there has been uneasy calm in the party in the constituency, which is having a spill-over effect on other areas.<\/p>\n

Amakom Office<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hell broke loose yesterday at the party\u2019s regional office in Amakom, which is not far from Asawase, when some heavily-built men besieged the place to show the executives \u2018where power lies\u2019 for preventing Masawudu from contesting the election.<\/p>\n

It was the same party office that Wasihu Iddrisu, 35, a member of the NDC Taskforce, was shot and killed by members of the Hawks, another NDC vigilante group, on February 18.<\/p>\n

Fire-For-Fire<\/strong><\/p>\n

The group calling itself \u2018Fire-For-Fire\u2019 said they would not allow the Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the NDC which affirmed the decision to disqualify Masawudu to subvert the will of the people of in the Asawase Constituency.<\/p>\n

Wielding offensive weapons, the hoodlums chanted war songs and invaded the party office around 10:00am, amid threats to shed blood.<\/p>\n

Executives Flee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before ordering the officers to vacate the party office, the hoodlums displayed their party ID cards.<\/p>\n

The frightening manner in which the aggrieved NDC members invaded the place sent fear into the regional NDC executives, who were in the office at the time, compelling them to run helter-skelter to save their lives.<\/p>\n

Eyewitnesses narrated that some party executives sustained minor injuries whilst they were running to save their lives, but it is still yet not confirmed.<\/p>\n

However, DAILY GUIDE<\/em><\/strong> learnt later that the Asawase Constituency vice chairman was beaten up by the goons and he had to escape, leaving behind his car.<\/p>\n

Offices Locked<\/strong><\/p>\n

After chasing away all the party officials from the office, the aggrieved NDC members then locked the offices with huge padlocks. They then threatened that they would only open the padlocks after Masawudu has been allowed to take part in the Asawase NDC polls.<\/p>\n

Some of the people were also seen throwing big stones at the party\u2019s office building, clearly to demonstrate that they were ready to fight anybody, including the security agencies.<\/p>\n

Burning Tyres<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having taken over the place, the blood-thirsty NDC members numbering about 100 then resorted to the burning of car tyres just in front of the regional office.<\/p>\n

More Violent Scenes<\/strong><\/p>\n

The supporters also warned that they would continue to cause more troubles in the constituency if the FEC decision is not changed for Masawudu to enter the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are sending this signal to them to sit and rethink and resolve the issues and for the interest of the party to be considered first before any individual,\u201d one of the troublemakers said, adding, \u201cMuntaka is not NDC, and NDC is not Muntaka. We are the delegates, we are the branch executives and we made Muntaka who he is today. So they should think about the future of the party.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police Response<\/strong><\/p>\n

When information reached the Ashanti Regional Police Command, the rapid response team led by Deputy Regional Police Commander, ACP Agyeman Adjem, moved in to maintain peace and order.<\/p>\n

Independent Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Already, there are speculations that Masawudu is planning to go as independent candidate in 2020.<\/p>\n

Nana Wiafe, who is a dyed-in-the-wool supporter of Masawudu, announced on Nhyira FM<\/strong> in Kumasi on Wednesday, \u201cI bet you, Masawudu Mubarick\u2019s picture will appear boldly on the ballot papers during the Asawase Constituency parliamentary election for 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n

He insisted that Masawudu is currently the ideal candidate for the Asawase seat and indicated that he (Masawudu) could increase NDC\u2019s votes in the constituency, but \u201csome people are working to destroy his ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nana Wiafe, who claims to be very close to Masawudu, described the party\u2019s decision as \u201cbogus\u201d and that the teeming supporters at Asawase would not accept the NDC executives\u2019 verdict.<\/p>\n

Fuming over the disqualification of Masawudu, he said the action taken by the NDC leadership clearly shows that the party was being managed by what he called \u201ca bunch of hypocrites who prefer lies to the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, Masawudu met all the conditions set by the party and was eligible to contest the seat at Asawase but \u201csome people have secretly worked to disqualify him from the race.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NDC leadership will hear from the camp of Masawudu in a grand style very soon. What happened at Asawase the last time was nothing, they will surely hear from us again,\u201d Nana Wiafe threatened.<\/p>\n

Masawudu\u2019s Troubles <\/strong><\/p>\n

Masawudu Mubarick\u2019s troubles started immediately he made his intentions clear to contest the upcoming Asawase parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n

The Asawase executives of the NDC denied him nomination forms to contest in the party elections on grounds that he (Masawudu) has been suspended from the party.<\/p>\n

Masawudu, who was determined to contest the elections, visited the Ashanti regional office of the NDC for the forms, and he later submitted the completed forms at the party\u2019s headquarters in Accra.<\/p>\n

FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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