Violence erupted at Adugyama within the Ahafo Ano South East Constituency of the Ashanti Region as clashes between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) members left three individuals injured throughout the ongoing Voter Registration Exercise on Saturday.
The injured, all NDC members had been handled and discharged on the Mankranso Government Hospital after they had been rushed to the ability following the incident.
Tensions escalated when NDC occasion brokers prevented the NPP’s Parliamentary Candidate from registering some people on the centre.
According to the NPP’s Parliamentary Candidate for Ahafo Ano South East, Frederick Acheampong these people, together with youngsters residing with him in Kumasi and different kinfolk, had been eligible to register within the Constituency.
Agents of the NDC current on the Centre insisted the folks weren’t from the realm and wouldn’t be allowed to register.
He mentioned after a number of engagements with the NDC’s Parliamentary Candidate and the Electoral Commission Officer, the youngsters he introduced had been nonetheless prevented from accessing the centre to undergo the method.
After calm had returned to the centre, a gaggle of armed males wielding sticks, machetes and different offensive weapons stormed the realm, vandalising properties and hitting folks within the full glare of police Officers.
Frederick Acheampong denied allegations he orchestrated the violence and referred to as on police to beef up safety on the centre to avert future clashes.
NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Ahafo Ano South East Constituency, Yakubu Mohammad additionally denied involvement within the violence and warned his occasion is not going to be intimidated.
He additionally referred to as on the police to beef up safety within the space.
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