The Achiase Constituency branch of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, is calling for the immediate release of the Assembly member for Dwirase Anamase electoral area, Daniel Yeboah, who was assaulted by armed police but arrested and put in custody.
A statement issued by the Constituency Secretary of the opposition NDC, Samuel Obeng on Monday, October 4, 2021, stated that “We the members of the largest opposition party in Ghana precisely Achiase Constituency in the Eastern Region do hereby raise our displeasure in yesterday’s DCE elections.
During the confirmation of the DCE nominee, democracy was thrown to the dogs for tyranny to reign”.
According to the statement “the leadership of the NDC and other concerned citizens got the shock of our lives as the DCE nominee Hon. Richmond Amponsah physically prevented an appointee member from voting because he voted No previously.
After the election ended there was a commotion which led to the brutalities of one Assemblyman who was spotted against the DCE. An alleged vigilante’s members in a security uniform with a beard beat an elected member of the assembly as if he is a criminal. After the beaten he was sent to Oda police headquarters for trying to protect the democracy our forefathers fought for us. We are disappointed how the process was conducted and telling the police to release the Honourable member because he is not a criminal”
Background
The Assembly member for Dwirase Anamase Electoral Area in Achiase District in Eastern Region, Daniel Yeboah has been beaten mercilessly by some armed police officers during the confirmation of the District Chief Executive nominee for Achiase in the Eastern Region on Sunday, October 3, 2021.
The renominated DCE, Richmond Kofi Amponsah who is Dean of Municipal and District Chief Executives in the Eastern region failed to secure two-thirds votes during the first confirmation exercise on September 27, 2021, as he secured 13 out of 22 valid votes cast hence the second election on Sunday.
However, according to the Assembly Member, he and some of his colleagues raised concern over the attempt to manipulate the second-round election hence deliberately held in a small venue on Sunday with the presence of armed police officers.
“The second election was held in a secluded venue instead of the conference Hall of the Assembly which II and other Assembly members raised concern but we were heckled by one Francis Gyan, a deputy Eastern Regional Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party who was present and attempted to throw me out of the venue but I resisted”
He alleged that the deputy Regional Organizer and some armed police officers brought from an unknown area to the venue attacked and beat him mercilessly just after he stepped out to make a phone call, beat him mercilessly by slapping and kicking him on the abdomen.
He was later rescued and rushed to Akyem Oda government hospital where he was admitted, examined, treated, and discharged by Police.
No arrest has been made.
Meanwhile, the DCE nominee Richmond Kofi Amponsah polled 15 Yes votes out of 22 valid votes cast to secure confirmation.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
