The Ghana Police Service has placed a total of Ghc160,000 bounty on hooligans who clashed violently at the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, National Youth and Women’s Organizer election at Cape Coast.
Following the violent disturbances at the NDC’s National Youth and Women’s Congress held at Cape Coast in the Central Region on December 10, 2022, 16 suspects have so far been declared wanted by police in connection with the violence.
A statement by the Police said, “While proceedings were ongoing at the Congress two rival groups violently clashed throwing stones, blocks, sticks, clubs, chairs among others, causing injury to three persons and destruction to property. The intervention of the Police brought the situation under control for the processes to continue to the end without any further incident.
After an initial review of Police-specific video footages of the event, 16 suspects have so far been identified as some of the people involved in the violence and have been declared wanted”.
The statement further said “A Ghc10,000.00 reward has been set aside for any member of the public who can provide credible information to the police that can lead to the arrest of any of the suspects.
The photographs of the 16 wanted persons extracted from the police specific-footages are published for the public to assist us in this regard.
Investigation is ongoing to further identify and arrest other perpetrators involved in the violence to face justice” the statement ended.
Dr. Hanna Louisa Bissiw and George Opare Addo were retained as the National Women’s Organiser and National Youth Organiser respectively of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Dr. Bissiw polled 433 votes to beat her closest contender, Margaret Ansei who obtained 362 votes of the total valid ballot cast during the NDC’s Women and Youth congress.
Abigail Akwabea Elorm Mensah and Felicia Dzifa Tegah who obtained 341 and 260 votes respectively were also elected as the Deputy Women’s Organisers of the Party.
George Opare Addo, popularly known as Pablo, polled 533 votes to once again defeat his fiercest contender Brogya Genfi who polled 508 votes.
Opare becomes the first National Youth Organizer of the NDC to win a second term bid.
Ten people contested for the Deputy Youth Organiser position but after the close of polls, Osman Abdulai Ayariga and Ruth Dela Sedoh obtained 373 and 313 votes respectively and are now the newly-elected deputy officers of the youth wing of the NDC
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
