Haruna Iddrisu accused of instigating violence in Northern Region
The Member of Parliament for the Tamale South Constituency and Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has been accused of masterminding the shooting incident that happened in the Savelugu constituency after the Monday general elections.
The youth of the ruling New Patriotic Party at a news conference on Thursday also accused the Savelugu Municipal Director of the electoral commission of being in bed with the NDC and allegedly receiving instructions from the Tamale South lawmaker to declare the NDC candidate as winner of the parliamentary elections.
According to the youth, the EC Director was paid an amount of 55, 000 Ghana cedis to declare the parliamentary candidate of the opposition NDC when they (NPP) brought to the notice of the EC infractions such as over voting that engulfed some polling stations in the constituency.
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Former President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday paid a courtesy call on the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa Abukari II.
He paid the visit to seek the blessings of the Yaa Naa ahead of the December 7 polls at his palace in Yendi.
Mr Mahama was accompanied by Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader in Parliament; Mr Huudu Yahaya, a Member of the NDC Council of Elders; Chief Sofo Azorka, a National Vice Chairman of the NDC; and some members of Parliament and former Ministers of State from the Northern Region.
Mr Mahama thanked the Yaa Naa for the friendship and cooperation he had had with him dating back to the time that he was in Savelugu as the Yoo Naa.
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