The Eastern Regional branch of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sternly condemned an attack on its agent in the Abetifi constituency in the region.

The agent, John Teh, who is also the party's Youth Organiser sustained several injuries after some 'macho men' attacked him while he was observing the ongoing Limited Voter Registration Exercise.

In an interview with Joy News' Joseph Opoku Gakpo, he said “I was just there when one pick-up came and a certain woman just pointed at me and seven macho men came out of the car and started beating me," Teh narrated.

“They used a cutlass, wood and other things. They used the cutlass to cut my head and my back,” he narrated.

John Teh said but for the quick response of the police, the perpetrators would have gotten away.

The Eastern Regional Communication Officer of the party, Jamal Konneh in a statement called the police to act swiftly and apprehend the perpetrators.

"We want the police and the national security to stop all unregistered vehicles in the region during this period since the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is using such vehicles for their illegal activities," the statement added.

It further urged all polling agents to "continue challenging every minor the NPP tries to register in the region as the law demands. We wish to assure them of the needed protection they need moving forward."

 

Below is a copy of the full statement

Eastern Regional Secretariat, NDC. 

BUTCHERING OF NDC MEN AT REGISTRATION CENTRES

The Eastern Regional Executives of the National Democratic Congress wants to bring to the attention of the security agencies and the general public about the thuggery of the NPP in the ongoing limited registration exercise.

Armed thugs invaded and butchered our men at some polling  centres in the region during the registration exercise.

At Nkwatia post office at the Abetifi constituency, one of our polling agents was butchered this afternoon by NPP armed thugs.

The armed thugs were allegedly brought into the constituency by one Bryan Acheampong, the Abetifi constituency candidate for the NPP. 

The thugs invaded various registration centres at Abetifi constituency firing gun shots and terrorising our agents and innocent Ghanaians.

The Abetifi constituency secretary of the NPP, Kwame Owuridu Boateng led the thugs to the polling centres in an unregistered white pick-up vehicle.

At Asamang - Tamfoe in the Atiwa East constituency, the police had to intervene to prevent another thugs from attacking our agent there for challenging minors.

We want the police and the national security to stop all unregistered vehicles in the region during this period since the NPP is using such vehicles for their illegal activities. 

We the members of the NDC party are law abiding and will not take the law into our own hands.

We are ready to as usual of us ensure peace in this registration process. But we are also ready to protect our members from further attacks. 

We want to urge our polling agents to continue challenging every minor the NPP tries to register in the region as the law demands. 

We wish to assure them of the needed protection they need moving forward.

We thank the Nkwatia police for arresting one of the Armed thugs.However, we want the arrested thug to face the full rigours of the law to serve as a deterrent to others.

3Y3 ZU
3Y3 ZA

Signed

Jamal Konneh

Eastern Reg. Comm. Officer