Assault on Alan’s polling agent during Super Delegates Conference exaggerated – North East NPP

The North East Region branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described as exaggerated reports that a Polling Agent of Alan Kyerematen was attacked during Saturday’s Super Delegates Conference.

Ali Zakaria was taken to the Baptist Medical Center (BMC) with swollen eyes after an altercation at the Nalerigu Senior High School, where the voting was conducted. \

He returned to continue his duties, nonetheless, 3news.com can confirm.

In a statement issued later on Saturday by the NPP’s Communications Director in the North East Region, where Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia swept all 28 votes, the regional branch said the attack was not orchestrated as reported.

“The incident was a purely two man affair and not a mob action,” the statement said.

It narrated thus: “There was an altercation between the said polling agent of Hon. Alan Kojo Kyeremanten and our regional youth organizer when the agent attempted to prevent the youth organizer from putting his thumbprinted ballot paper into the ballot box.

“The agent’s reason was that our regional youth organizer had shown his vote to bystanders. So he rushed to snatch the thumbprinted ballot paper from the regional youth organizer.

“The YOUTH organizer resisted him and hit the agent with his elbow leading to the agent falling on the ground.

“The hit also caused a cut on the agent’s forehead causing him to blead. People around ran to the scene and held the youth organizer and some also helped the agent to his feet.

“When we realized he was bleeding, the regional minister and the regional chairman of NPP whisked him away and the regional minister rushed him to the Baptist Medical Center for treatment.

“He was quickly replaced with another agent and the voting resumed to a successful end.”

Find the full statement below:
ALLEGED ASSAULT ON ALAN’S AGENT IN THE NORTH EAST REGIONAL SUPER DELEGATES’ VOTING CENTER EXAGGERATED

It has come to the attention of the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the North East Region of media reportage about an alleged assault on a polling agent of Hon. Alan Kojo Kyeremanten. I wish to state on authority that it is an exaggerated story.

There was an altercation between the said polling agent of Hon. Alan Kojo Kyeremanten and our regional youth organizer when the agent attempted to prevent the youth organizer from putting his thumbprinted ballot paper into the ballot box. The agent’s reason was that our regional youth organizer had shown his vote to bystanders. So he rushed to snatch the thumbprinted ballot paper from the regional youth organizer. The YOUTH organizer resisted him and hit the agent with his elbow leading to the agent falling on the ground. The hit also caused a cut on the agent’s forehead causing him to blead. People around ran to the scene and held the youth organizer and some also helped the agent to his feet. When we realized he was bleeding, the regional minister and the regional chairman of NPP whisked him away and the regional minister rushed him to the Baptist Medical Center for treatment. He was quickly replaced with another agent and the voting resumed to a successful end.

The incident was a purely two man affair and not a mob action. The regional youth organizer acted involuntarily to prevent the Alan’s agent from snatching his thumprinted ballot paper by incidentally hitting the agent with his elbow leading to his fall and bleeding.

It is therefore not proper and unfair for anybody to report that Alan’s polling agent was beaten mercilessly in the North East Region. If it was a deliberate attack, police men on duty would have effected the arrest of the culprits. In fact, the police men on duty at the voting center outnumbered the civilians in the hall. So it wouldn’t be difficult for the police to arrest any culprit if there was any deliberate breach of law and order.

……Signed…..
Walibe Amos
(NE/R CD, NPP)
0249241977