A group of disgruntled National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters in the Asante Mampong Constituency of the Ashanti Region stormed the party’s office, vandalizing properties and setting them ablaze.
The youngsters were reportedly reacting to express their disapproval of Esther Dwomoh’s nomination for the position of Municipal Chief Executive. They claimed that one of the three candidates—Mohamed Kamil, Imoro Iddrisu, and Yakubu Yakubu—who made the short list after the screening process ought to have been selected.
The Asante Mampong Constituency Communications Officer for the NDC, Kwaku Bernasko, confirmed the incident.
“It’s a group of the youth who are agitating about a rumor that is moving around that the Mampong MCE nominee had been given to a lady called Esther Dwomoh.
“They came to the party office to express their displeasure to the party executives who were around. We couldn’t control the crowd; party properties like chairs and tables were broken and set ablaze at the forecourt of the party office,” he explained.
Police officers were deployed to the scene, but no arrests were made. Fire officers were also dispatched to extinguish the flames.
The incident highlights the tensions within the party regarding the nomination process.
