Minority condemns attacks on Wassa East MP

The Minority in Parliament has expressed dismay at the continued intransigence of  New Patriotic Party (NPP) activists in unleashing a reign of terror on its members,  National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters and sympathisers across the country.

A statement from the Minority Communications Chairman, Alhaji A.B.A. Fuseini, recalled that immediately on the assumption of power, activists of the NPP ran amok in many parts of the country, seizing state and private property, including cars, landed property and others belonging to known NDC members.

Notwithstanding assurances from the NPP leadership, including the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that such attacks would be brought to a swift end, the NDC Minority in Parliament said they had continued even to this day.

Only a few days ago, according to the statement, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wassa East, Mr Isaac Adjei Mensah, in fulfilment of his constitutional and parliamentary duties, suffered a similar fate at Daboase in the Wassa East District.

“Hon. Adjei Mensah was at the confirmation meeting of the President’s nominee for the Wassa East District Assembly at Daboase. When voting ended, the nominee, Mr Wilson Arthur, CEO of Skyy Media Group, failed to secure the two-thirds “yes” vote required to get him confirmed. He secured nineteen (19) ‘yes’ votes and eleven (11) votes against.”

Almost immediately the MP and his team were taken hostage at the event by an unruly group of activists loyal to the nominee. It took police reinforcement to escort Hon. Adjei Mensah from the venue to his vehicle,” the statement pointed out.

The statement further pointed out that the mob pursued Mr Adjei Mensah and his team throwing stones and other missiles and in the course of the disturbance smashed and dented the MP’s Toyota Land Cruiser badly.

Luckily the team was able to flee the scene with no injury, the statement revealed.

Mr Adjei Mensah subsequently reported the incident to the Sekondi Police Divisional Headquarters upon the advice of the Divisional Police Commander.

Notwithstanding the serious nature of the incident, no arrests have so far been made.

Assembly members who were suspected of voting against the nominee and perceived to be NDC sympathisers were also attacked and could have been lynched by the mob but for the timely intervention of the police, the statement added.

It stated that the affected assembly members also reported the matter to the Atobiase Police.

Three NPP activists who masterminded the violence were picked up but have since been granted bail, the statement indicated.