Bawumia-branded campaign vehicle burns, occupants escape unscathed

Five supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Jaman North Constituency escaped unscathed when a pickup vehicle in which they were traveling caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday. 

The supporters were on their way from Sampa, the constituency capital to Seketia for a house-to-house political campaign, when the incident happened. 

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. 

The Ghana News Agency (GNA) however, gathered that the Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia “It is possible”-branded pick-up vehicle fitted with a public address system, a generator set, and other valuables of the occupants including their mobile phones and money were burnt. 

Mr Emmanuel Frempa Amponsah, an NPP polling agent and one of the occupants of the vehicle told the GNA they detected smoke from the backside of the vehicle while they were on their way to Seketia. 

He said the driver of the vehicle parked the vehicle to find out the cause of the smoke, adding that the vehicle caught fire immediately they got out of it, burning everything.

Mr Amponsah said the party had since reported the incident to the police. 

Source: Dennis Peprah /GNA