By William Yaw Owusu
Wednesday June 23, 2010
A group of irate youth believed to be foot soldiers of National Democratic Congress (NDC) lastTuesday attacked the offices of the Ga South Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region, manhandling the Chief Executive, Sheriff Oto Dodoo and some staff in the process.
Some of the staff had to run for cover while the MCE was later rescued by the police.
The MCE’s crime was that he did not use his position and influence to help the footsoldiers to be part of the trip to South Africa to watch the Black Stars play in the FIFA World Cup tournament currently underway.
A source at the Municipality told the Daily Guide that the NDC rampaging youth mostly from the Weija area started attacking the MCE and his staff at 10: 05 am on Tuesday when they were preparing to watch the Ivory Coast versus Portugal match.
“Some of them were holding offensive weapons and when they got to the premises they started attacking everybody they met. They shouted on top of their voices that the MCE is not helping them and that he failed to use his position and influence to get them on the government’s sponsored trip to South Africa.”
“Others went straight into the MCE’s office dragged him out and started manhandling him,” the source told Daily Guide.
“They even seized our phones and removed batteries from them so that we were unable to call the police. Me for instance they took my battery away. Some staff got injured in the process”
The incident was later confirmed in a news release which was issued on June 16, 2010 by the assembly and signed by C.N. Marbell, the Municipal Co-ordinating Director and copied to the Regional Minister Nii Armah Ashittey, the District Security Council the Greater Accra Regional Co-ordinating Council and all members of the municipality.
Mr. Marbell however refused to give details of the incident when contacted and only said “the matter was being investigated.”
In the release, the assembly said “we view with serious concern and regret, the unwarranted attack on the offices of the Municipal Chief Executive by a group of youths from the Weija Area”
“The attacks on the person of the MCE and the manhandling of some staff, resulting in injuries, were particularly unfortunate and uncalled for.
“The Municipal Security Council has directed the police to identify arrest and where appropriate prosecute those involved in the disturbances.
“The Municipal Security Council wishes to caution all individuals and groups in the municipality who have grievances, to direct such grievances through the appropriate channels for redress.
“The Municipal Security Council has further directed the security agencies to ensure that steps are taken to prevent future recurrence of such unwarranted attacks on public institutions in the municipality,” the release emphasised.
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