Hundreds of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters besieged the Prampram District Court in the Ningo Prampram Constituency on Tuesday, to protest against the prosecution of the constituency’s Youth Organizer, Mohammed Habib, for allegedly assaulting the newly elected Parliamentary Candidate, Sam George.
Habib Mohammed is standing trial for allegedly assaulting Sam George during the primary between him and the incumbent MP, E.T. Mensah , where Mohammed, an aide to E.T. Mensah, allegedly punched him in the eye.
He was arrested by the police and later granted bail after Sam George lodged a complaint.
Although the state is prosecuting the case, members of the party believe Sam George is the one who instigated it since he has refused to settle it out of court.
Habib reportedly assaulted Sam George on Sunday November 22, after he [Sam George] alleged that about 3,000 names had been deleted from the NDC’s Ningo Prampram voters’ register.
[contextly_sidebar id=”Dw3FupM6Ip0JRN0TYvGdwq3Bz2wicT9i”] Hundreds of youth clad in red and black, picketed at the precincts of the court on Tuesday morning in solidarity with the accused youth organizer.
According to the supporters, the case must be handled as a family matter since both the accused and the plaintiff are members of the party.
The Counsel for the accused also made a similar plea to the court for which reason the Presiding Judge, His Worship John Evans Ocran, directed the NDC Chairman of the constituency, Jacob Lartey, to call both parties and settle the matter amicably.
He however asked the Chairman to report back to the court within a reasonable period. The Judge adjourned the case to January 19th 2015.
Later in an interview with Citi News, the Ningo Prampram Constituency Chairman of the NDC, Jacob Lartey, said he will ensure a speedy resolution of the matter in the interest of the party.
Some of the agitated youth told Citi News they are disappointed that Mr. Sam George did not agree to an out of court settlement after winning the primary.
They said his actions will further bring divisions in the party if not checked. Mr. Sam George, who is seen as a protégé to the incumbent MP, beat him in a heated contest.
He has since been suspended by the NDC because he allegedly made some damning allegations against the Greater Accra Regional executives of the party. Meanwhile unconfirmed reports suggest he has been cleared of the suspension.
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By: Elvis Washington/citifmonline.com/Ghana