Former Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen, has voiced his concerns regarding the alleged assault of Nana Boakye, an organizer of the NPP’s student wing, TESCON, by some NDC supporters during John Mahama’s lecture at Christian Service University College.
A second-year student of the Christian Service University sustained a head injury after he was allegedly assaulted by some supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kumasi.
The incident happened at a public lecture organised to mark the school’s 50th anniversary addressed by former President and 2024 flagbearer of the NDC, John Mahama.
The victim, Nana Boakye who is said to be an organizer of the NPP’s students’ wing, TESCON, is alleged to have retorted to Mr Mahama’s description of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign as a “concert party” in his speech.
The NDC flagbearer, delivering his lecture at the Christian Service University, took a swipe at his NPP opponent, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
“Ghanaians are in dire straits and this is not the time for comedy. This is not the time for a concert party about passing a mythical steer to somebody” Mr Mahama said.
Many of the people gathered at the public lecture applauded the jab, but the TESCON Organiser of the NPP at the University was unhappy and jeered at it.
Nana Boakye allegedly retorted to the statement to the hearing of people seated with him. But an NDC supporter did not take his statement lightly.
In an interview with a Kumasi-based radio station, Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen criticized the Security Services especially the Police for their failure to apprehend the culprits thus far.
He expressed frustration, labeling NPP members as timid and calling them “timorous souls.”
Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen emphasized that the NPP must assert their power and not allow the NDC to intimidate them.
He also noted that the NDC flagbearer has yet to apologize for the incident.
In response to the alleged assault, he reiterated his demand for the NPP to deploy soldiers on the streets before, during, and after the December election to ensure security, though he clarified that he was not inciting chaos but advocating for the protection of Ghana’s security and dignity.
Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen stressed that the soldiers, funded by taxpayers, should be utilized effectively, given his knowledge of the NDC’s potential for election-related violence.