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<\/a><\/p>\nThe supporters say they are unhappy with the decision to suspend Afoko and want him reinstated. They also asked the party to allow Mr. Kwabena Agyepong to operate as the General Secretary without interference.<\/p>\n
Citi News\u2019<\/strong> Duke Opoku Mensah who was at the party\u2019s headquarters reported that the about \u00a0200 supporters claiming to be members of the NPP, are believed to have\u00a0been bused to the premises.<\/p>\n Duke indicated that the protesters were holding placards with inscriptions such as \u201cFreddie Blay is not our Chairman”, “Afoko should be reinstated\u201d.<\/p>\n He reported of a heavy police presence in the area to maintain law and order.<\/p>\n \u201cAbout 7 policemen and \u00a08 police\u00a0vehicles are guarding a\u00a0barricade, \u00a0whiles\u00a0the main entrance\u00a0of the NPP headquarters has been locked.\u201d<\/p>\n The group , in a petition presented by Abu Yussif, a former Wa Central Constituency Chairman of the NPP , demanded the following:<\/p>\n Receiving the petition on the party’s behalf, the Director of Protocol, Kwadwo Antwi Adjei said \u201cI have received your petition and I will forward it to the appropriate quarters for action.\u201d<\/p>\n This incident comes days after the leadership of the NPP constituency executives in Yendi disassociated itself<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>from a lobby group believed to be spearheading the protest.<\/p>\n Meanwhile a High Court judge on Wednesday dismissed a petition<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>in which a member of the NPP, Oppong Kyekyeku, was seeking to challenge the processes that led to Mr. Afoko\u2019s suspension.<\/p>\n The judge upheld the argument of the NPP that the plaintiff ought to have exhausted internal party structures to get his grievances addressed.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\n
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