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Youth battle Savelugu-Nanton District Assembly
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Accra, Oct 8, Ghanadot - Violence erupted at the Savelugu-Nanton
District Assembly in the Northern Region of Ghana on Tuesday
when the assembly members failed for the fifth consecutive time
to approve the President nominee for the post of a District
Chief Executive (DCE) for the area.
Annoyed by the failure of the assembly members to come to a
consensus to choose a DCE for the area, some youth attempted
emitting their anger on some of the assembly members but were
prevented by the police.
The police went through a hell of time before they were able to
foil the skirmishes, as the youth rushed on the police and
pelted them with stones to make up for the lashings they had
received from them.
The youth also smashed the windscreens of some vehicles and took
away the refreshment and food items brought for the occasion, in
an attempt to deprive the assembly members of refreshment.
In the process, two police men got injured; one on the forehead
and the other on the left-cheek.
According to the state media, the police reacted by firing
warning shots and tear gas to subdue the angry mob.
Meanwhile, the current nominee, Prince Askia Mohammed, secured
28 votes out of the 51 assembly members who were present to cast
their votes. It represents 55 per cent, less than one-third of
the total votes. Mr Mohammed who hails from but also traces his
lineage to other parts of the district was the third person to
be nominated for the post of DCE for Savelugu after the first
two nominees failed to secure the approval of the assembly.
The Deputy Northern Regional Minister, Mr Moses Mabengba, who
was present to monitor the election, appealed to the assembly
members and the residents to exercise restraint, and to use
dialogue to reach a consensus.
Ghanadot
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