Annoh-Dompreh Catches Heat For Incendiary Comments About Beating NDC Members

• Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has been criticised after some remarks about violence against ruling party supporters
• He charged supporters of the New Patriotic Party to join in beating up National Democratic Congress supporters in the event of a fight
• Annoh-Dompreh was addressing some of the opposition party supporters during a visit by the NPP caucus leadership to Ablekuma North

Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP Frank Annoh-Dompreh is facing intense criticism for comments deemed to be inciting violence against National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters.

In comments that have gone viral, he charged supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ablekuma North to stand by their fellow party members in any confrontations with members of the NDC.

Annoh-Dompreh was addressing a gathering of party supporters during a visit by the NPP caucus leadership to Akua Afriyie, the party’s parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North.

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“If indeed you are a member of the NPP and you go to meet your fellow party member fighting a member of the NDC, join your party member to beat the NDC member," he declared.

He also accused the NDC of deliberately obstructing the Electoral Commission from completing the collation process and warned that the NPP would not tolerate further delays.

“If the NDC, led by Mahama Ayariga, does not act reasonably and continues to prevent the EC from completing the collation, they will never know peace in Parliament.”

A video of Annoh-Dompreh's comments about fighting has gone viral and prompted criticism from observers online.

Reacting to the remarks, some people online suggested that he was becoming synonymous.

"Never heard his name associated with anything good," said one X user.

Others felt Chief Executive of the Petroleum Commission Emefa Hardcastle had been vindicated for calling Annoh-Dompreh silly during a spat at the Appointment's Committee.

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The Minority Chief Whip had urged the Speaker of Parliament to sanction Hardcastle after the incident.

During the clash, Emeafa Hardcastle appeared to call Annoh-Dompreh a 'silly child' which was captured on video.

Bagbin lifts suspension of 4 'brawling' MPs

YEN.com.gh reported that the Speaker of Parliament lifted the suspension of four MPs, including Annoh Dompreh, after a clash at the Appointments Committee.

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin had appealed to Speaker Alban Bagbin to reinstate these parliamentarians after a brawl at the Appointments Committee.

The dispute that led to the brawl was on whether the vetting of Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa should have gone ahead late at night.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh