NPP Constituency Executive Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Asokore Mampong MCE

NPP Constituency Executive Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Asokore Mampong MCE

  • The New Patriotic Party constituency Organiser for Asawase was arrested for allegedly assaulting the Asokore Mampong MCE
  • Rashid Dauda, the executive, has been granted bail after the incident which happened about two weeks ago
  • Dauda and some other constituency executives were confronting the MCE to demand the disbursement of funds

A New Patriotic Party constituency organiser was arrested for allegedly assaulting the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Asokore Mampong, Kennedy Kankam.

Rashid Dauda, the organiser for the Asawase constituency, has since been granted bail after being questioned by police.

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Rashid Dauda was granted bail after being questioned by police. Source: Getty Images
Source: Getty Images

Dauda and some other constituency executives reportedly confronted the MCE to demand the release of money to support activities during the recent voter registration.

The MCE’s refusal led to a heated exchange between them two weeks ago.

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Although the incident was reported weeks ago, Dauda was only invited by the Asokore Mampong police for interrogation on Tuesday.

After his statement was taken, he was released on bail while police investigations continued.

The First Vice Chairman of the NPP in Asawase, Noah Owusu, denied claims of assault.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.