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General News of Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-02-19
Secretary General NDC opposition, Johnson Asiedu Nketia
Johnson Asiedu Nketia, secretary general of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), wants security agencies to deal with people who opened fire on Monday at the party's regional office, Ashanti.
Some people suspected of being members of the well-known NDC militia group, the Hawks, fired indiscriminately into the party offices on Monday, killing one person and wounding another person as a result of a misunderstanding.
"We say that those who insinuate that they are hawks, vultures or eagles, etc., we do not care … the police should not look at the colors of the party; they should prosecute the perpetrators as the perpetrators of the crime and treat them according to the law. Whether they are from our party or from outside our party is unimportant. Look at their crimes and prosecute them, "he added.
Asiedu Nketia made a comment Monday on Behind the News on Radio Ghana.
Four people have already been arrested in connection with the shooting.
Condemning the shooting, the NDC secretary said that the law should follow its course and deal with the perpetrators of the despicable act.
The shootings allegedly took place when the party's national president, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the secretary general, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and the regional executive committee met at the bureau to sort out some of the growing problems within the NDC in the region. Ashanti. .
There was blood on the office when Citi News arrived Monday afternoon.
CDN of Ashanti Region condemns clashes
The NDC secretariat in the region immediately condemned the shooting and described it as regrettable.
"The regrettable incident occurred while a meeting between the National President, the Secretary General, an Assistant Secretary General and the Regional Executive Committee was underway. Some men on motorbikes wielding guns attacked a rally outside, wooed indiscriminately and sped at full speed. "
"We regret to announce that one of the two men who were shot dead is dead and the other is in critical condition at Komfo Anokye University Hospital (KATH)," a statement signed by the secretary added. NDC Ashanti Regional Council, Kwame Zu.
Mahama condemns the NDC's shooting incident; asks for quick surveys
Former President John Dramani Mahama also condemned the shooting and called for a quick investigation into the case.
"I was informed of the shooting that occurred in front of the Ashanti CND regional office and that resulted in the death of one person and injury to another."
"I strongly condemn this incident. It is clearly a criminal act and I call the police and the relevant security agencies to investigate the culprits, to apprehend them immediately and to subject them to all the rigors of the law. "
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