By: tntnewspapergh.com

The attitude by Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament (MP),who doubles as the Minister for Trade and Industry,Mr K.T.Hammond , towards the youth in his constituency will affect NPP chances of securing votes in the upcoming December 7th general election.

This, is because most of the youth, who are into small scale mining activities, are being harassed, arrested by the police under the alleged influence of the MP.

Mr.K.T.Hammond

According to the angry youth, who find themselves in mining activities in communities such as Adansi Aboabo , Atetem , Pipiiso , Bodwesango and others , their MP through his influence as the Minister of state, has been allegedly ordering the police to be harassing them frequently anytime, they embarked on small scale mining activities,which to them is never a Criminal venture or activity.

The spokesperson for the teeming small scale miners in the Adansi Asokwa district, Desmond Kwakye, in an angry mood stated that, the behaviour been adopted by K . T .Hammond, to cripple their small scale mining activities will affect the fortunes of the NPP on December 7th general election, because Adansi Asokwa constituency,has been the political stronghold of the ruling NPP,since the era of the late Prof Albert Adu Boahen till- date,and the party has won the hearts of many in the constituency mainly the small scale miners, who had accepted NPP and no other political party .

The spokesperson, is therefore, sounding a caution to the National leadership of the NPP, as well as the vice President, who is also the Presidential candidate of NPP, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to call Mr.K . T. Hammond to order to desist from influencing and issuing instructions to the police to frequently harass and causing the arrest of small scale miners,who are not criminals.

“We the small scale miners, including our workers,who operates within the Adansi Asokwa constituency are over 6, 000 ,who are all registered voters,who are also influential because we offer support to educational , health and individuals in terms of need and we can convince them not to vote in the upcoming December general election, which could affect the chances of NPP in breaking the 8”,he warned.