{"id":282307,"date":"2017-01-06T18:30:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T18:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=282307"},"modified":"2017-01-06T18:30:41","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T18:30:41","slug":"npp-sympathisers-storm-ashaiman-assembly-to-stop-last-minute-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=282307","title":{"rendered":"NPP sympathisers storm Ashaiman Assembly to stop &#8216;last minute&#8217; contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday\u00a0morning besieged the premises of the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly, to disallow the signing of a supposed last minute contract by the Ashaiman MCE, Ibrahim Baidoo.<\/p>\n<p>The leadership of the NPP in Ashaiman claims the MCE had summoned a meeting of some prominent committee members of the Assembly, to rectify a revenue collection contract between the Assembly and a revenue collection company called Atomz Solutions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ashiaman-NPP-MCE-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-282223\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ashiaman-NPP-MCE-4.jpg\" alt=\"ashiaman-npp-mce-4\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>&#8216; Elvis Washington, the NPP Constituency Secretary for Ashaiman, Emmanuel Chapman, said his counterparts will remain at the Assembly premises until the meeting is called off.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We think at this hour, it is politically incorrect to sign such a contract. This is the more reason why we have come here to protest and make our voices known that we are not going to allow the Assembly to do\u00a0this at this hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ashiaman-NPP-MCE-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-282221\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ashiaman-NPP-MCE-2.jpg\" alt=\"ashiaman-npp-mce-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Municipal Coordinating Director of the Assembly sought to allay their fears by explaining that the contract came up for discussion during a general assembly meeting but was not approved.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr. Chapman said his group remained skeptical because the assembly had given similar\u00a0assurances when they suspected it was issuing a last-minute contract for the main Ashiaman bus terminal.<\/p>\n<p>The assembly proceeded to award a backdated contract for the main Ashiaman terminal to one Hajia Muni, according to Mr. Chapman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of that, we are very particular that if we don\u2019t take action, this Atom contract which was revoked somewhere December 29, they are going to sign a new contract with them and validate it,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Photos: Elvis Washington<\/p>\n<p>By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday\u00a0morning besieged the premises of the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly, to disallow the signing of a supposed last minute contract by the Ashaiman MCE, Ibrahim Baidoo. 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