NDC Kumasi Demo: Mahama’s billboard sparked clashes with military – Abass Nurudeen
It is emerging that the clash between military-cum-police force and some demonstrators said to be members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was over the billboard of former President John Dramani Mahama.
Regional Communications Officer of the NDC in the Ashanti Region Nurudeen Abass told Accra-based Okay FM that they were surprisingly refused entry into the jubilee park with the billboard.
“Our demonstration was very peaceful until we got to the Jubilee Park where we wanted to converge. Some of them said they will only allow us in without the billboard of former President Mahama. We told one of the policemen who gave us that directive that it was unheard of because we are demonstrating because of him because he is the leader who has been cheated at the polls. We demanded the specific law that forbids us from holding his billboards and this sparked the confusion”, he said in the inter
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A photo of the victim at the hospital
One person is said to be injured after police splashed hot water on him during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) protest in the Ashanti Region against the outcome of the 2020 general elections.
The leadership of the NDC and over 1000 supporters hit the principal streets of Kumasi to register their displeasure against the Electoral Commissioner, Jean Mensa.
The supporters despite the peaceful demonstration blocked roads and burnt tyres creating congestion and vehicular traffic in parts of the garden city.
Police who tried putting out the fire with their water cannons spilt some on some supporters of the NDC one of whom got injured.
NDC protestors storm Manhyia District Police Command over alleged arrest of colleagues LISTEN 7
Tensions were high as supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) protested against the Electoral Commission in Kumasi on Sunday morning.
The protesters burned car tires and chanted ‘No Mahama, No Peace’ as the opposition party continued to claim John Mahama was the rightful winner of the 2020 election.
The protest which was led by Ashanti Regional Executives of the NDC was peaceful until some of the protesters stormed the Manhyia District Police Command after they claimed some of their colleagues were arrested.
The angry protesters pelted stones and injuring some police officers on duty and also caused damage to a vehicle belonging to one of the officers.