Some Assembly Members of
the Bekwai Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday attacked one
of their colleagues during the assembly’s sitting for questioning the Member of
Parliament (MP) of the area and parliament’s first Deputy Speaker Hon. Joseph
Osei Owusu.
Katakyie Kwame Opoku the
victim had observed that once the MP had come for their meeting, it would be
in the interest of all members of the Assembly for him to assure them he would
continue to join in assembly meetings from time to time even after 2020
elections.
According to Mr.
Katakyie Kwame Opoku, the MP during his first term in parliament joined the
assembly meetings only once in four years hence the need for him to ask for
that assurance.
“After
listening to him, I suggested to him that, since people listen and accept his
words in the constituency, and looking at the fact that there have been many
clashes between his supporters and that of Lawyer Amofa an independent
parliamentary candidate, I suggest when you get the platform, you should
condemn those attacks to prevent any future occurrence. This is because your
language has always been about blame games meaning your people would react
violently to issues by other people”, Assembly Member of Bekwai Dadease,
Katakyie Kwame Opoku told Nhyira FM in an interview.
He further revealed that,
as he was addressing the MP and urging him to condemn attacks by both his
supporters and that of Mr. Kwesi-Amofa Agyemang his rival, some members of the
Assembly quickly attacked him including the NPP Deputy Secretary in the area
and started beating him up.
Katakyie Kwame Opoku
continued that because he still wanted to make peace, he went down to talk to
Hon. Joseph Osei Owusu had left that meeting after the attack but these
members became more furious and attacked him again.
He however admitted
that, both the Presiding Member and Mr. Joseph Osei Owusu condemned the
incident outright and apologised..
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