{"id":132359,"date":"2015-07-07T16:11:59","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T16:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=132359"},"modified":"2015-07-07T19:06:24","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T19:06:24","slug":"freddie-blay-others-attacked-in-talensi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=132359","title":{"rendered":"Freddie Blay, others attacked in Talensi"},"content":{"rendered":"

The First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Freddie Blay and his entourage have been attacked at Balungo in the Talensi Constituency in the Upper East Region.<\/p>\n

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[contextly_sidebar id=”UqRHS0Oxp3q9NPGvfgI2Z7IfoVyQGyhv”]The incident occurred when the Regional Minister and his entourage came to the polling station to monitor the ongoing by-election in the area.<\/p>\n

According to Citi News\u2019<\/strong> Upper East regional correspondent, Fredrick Awuni, \u201cthe Azoka boys got there and asked Freddy Blay\u2019s entourage to leave the venue for the Regional Minister and the NDC that had come there to monitor the election but Mr. Freddie Blay had a confrontation with them, saying they were equally there to\u00a0 monitor elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

Awuni reported that Mr. Blay\u2019s comments \u201cdid not go down well with the Azoka boys who pounced on him and his entourage and also assaulted one Mr. Akufo who has been rushed to the Bolgantanga Regional Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In a related development, some supporters of the governing NDC and NPP engaged in bloody clashes in Talensi as voters elect a new Parliamentary candidate for the constituency.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cA V8 vehicle with registration number VN 181211 which belongs to the NPP has been damaged.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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