Uneasy calm is brewing in the camp of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Salaga South Constituency of the Savannah Region as supporters of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) besieged the constituency office to stop a meeting organised by some constituency executives.
Some of the executives were beaten to a pulp while property including plastic chairs were destroyed.
The irate youth said to be supporters of Hajia Zuweira Ibrahimah vandalised property at the constituency office with warning shots fired by some unidentified persons in the melee.
Some of the injured executives have since been treated and discharged at the hospital and no arrests have been made despite the issue having been reported to the police.
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NDC suspends Salaga South Constituency Chairman, others following gun violence at party office
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An initial investigation by the Regional Executive Committee reveals that the Constituency Chairman, Constituency Organiser and some youth alleged to be members of the party in the Salaga South Constituency have some questions to answer.
The names of the leaders of the said youth group were identified as Sofo, Babamu, Manager, Tahiru, Hardi Tuferu and Malik all in towns of Salaga and Kpembe
The Regional Executive Committee has subsequently suspended the Chairman, Organiser and Communications Officer of the Constituency from their positions as officers of the party for Three ( 3) members pending the outcome of an investigation into the said cause of violence by the Regional Disciplinary Committee.
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The Savannah Regional branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended its Chairman in Salaga South, Haruna Salifu, after violence erupted at its constituency office on May 16.
The constituency’s Organiser, Murtala Falalu, and Communications Officer, Abubakari Abu Omega, were also suspended.
The suspensions come after a preliminary investigation conducted by the Regional Executive Committee, cited the Constituency Chairman and Constituency Organiser as being connected to acts of vandalism carried out by some youth at the party’s office.
Some other constituency executives were wounded during the confusion.
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