NDC, NPP members clash over DRIP equipment at Gomoa West

Gomoa West, Ghana - A commissioning ceremony for earth-moving equipment under the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) in Gomoa West turned violent, with a scuffle breaking out between members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Narrating the incident to Adom news, the Dstrict Chief Executive, Bismark Nkum, who is also the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Gomoa West stated that the incident occurred when the sitting Member of Parliament, Richard Gyan-Mensah, arrived with some angry NDC party members, disrupting the programme.

Nkum alleged that Gyan-Mensah brandished a gun, chains, and a cutlass, but the MP has denied these claims, stating that he did not storm the premises with a weapon and would have faced police action if he had.

“This guy is one of the operators, people who have been trained and the MP himself hit him with a gun. So, a whole MP, we sent you go to Parliament, the leader of Gomoa West, and you come and pull a pistol in the full glare of the police.

“We want the police to find out whether that pistol is licensed or not? If it is licensed, let's ask whether he has the authority to do what he did with that pistol,” he said.

Gomoa West MP Richard Gyan-Mensah has however, refuted the accusations, stating that he did not enter the premises with a firearm and emphasizing that law enforcement would have intervened if he had indeed engaged in violent behavior.

The event was intended to commission equipment for the district's road improvement programme, but the clash has raised concerns about political tensions in the area.

Source: Lead News Online