By: tntnewspapergh.com

“The New Trust” newspaper has gathered that there is an uneasy tension brewing at the Sekyere Kumawu district in the Ashanti Region, especially between the supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) over a potential District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee for the area.

As of press time, the NDC Constituency Chairman for Kumawu, Hamidu Issakah, had taken cover outside the community to prevent physical attacks on him.

Credible information also indicates that the chairman and his family are currently living in fear of attack of his properties following a warning notice pasted on his house and vehicle by a group calling itself “Concern Youth of Kumawu Zongo”.

Some scenes from last week’s destruction of Kumawu NDC office by the angry Zongo Youth

An unedited notice which has gone viral on social media and sparked fresh tension to the already misunderstanding between the NDC supporters is reproduced below:

CONCERN YOUTH OF KUMAWU –ZONGO TO THE CONSTITUENCY PARTY CHAIRMAN (HAMIDU ISSAKA).

We write to you (Hamidu Issaka) chairman of the constituency to kindly desist from engaging yourself in anything that has to do with NDC in the constituency, regional and national. We the youth are sending you strong warning that we don’t ever want to see or hear you involve yourself in anything related to NDC. However, we advice you to stay/distance yourself from such activities. Do not blame us should in case something happen to you. If you think this is a joke, kindly check around your car tires and around your house, a copy of this statement is placed somewhere around. Our next move is to burn your car or any of your properties around. CONCERN YOUTH CHAIRMAN!!! KUMAWU ZONGO”.

The warning notice

Following the current development, some peace-loving residents of Sekyere Kumawu are calling on the Ghana Police Service to beef up security to avert any imminent confusion and bloodshed.

The appeal follows a warning notice issued to the Kumawu NDC chairman and other party leaders as a result of various insults on the Zongo community.

Screenshot of Frank Basoah counter press conference

The notice is said to have been pasted on the Kumawu NDC chairman’s residence after a counter press conference by another group by name “Ashantii Regional Youth Caucus of NDC”. It was addressed by Frank Basoah in reaction to the Kumawu Zongo youth allegations against Dr. Kwabena Duffour over a potential nominee for the area.

It would be recalled that a few days ago, this paper published the current misunderstanding between the rank and file of NDC Kumawu Zongo community. The youth have maintained their position that until their preferred choice is nominated as DCE for the area, there wouldn’t be a DCE for Kumawu because the Zongo community has been denied opportunities for such positions for far too long despite their efforts and contributions to the victory of the NDC.