An Assembly member of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Abdullah Muaza, traded blows with a National Democratic Congress (NDC) serial caller on Tuesday, during proceedings to elect a Presiding Member for the assembly.<\/p>\n
The Assembly members had on several\u00a0occasions failed to elect a Presiding member to chair meetings of the assembly which is affecting development in the metropolis.<\/p>\n
At the KMA\u2019s fifth\u00a0sitting, and eighth\u00a0voting session at the assembly today[Tuesday], Muaza, Assembly man for the Ayigya electoral area, landed a blow on the face of Yakubu Tony Aidoo, a known NDC serial caller after the former accused the Assembly members of being \u201ccorrupt.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to him, the Asawase NDC secretary is to blame for the delay in electing a Presiding Member.<\/p>\n
Tony Aidoo further complained that the Kumasi Metropolis would not be engulfed in so much filth if they had successfully elected a presiding member to oversee the affairs of the Assembly.<\/p>\n
His comment did not sit down well with assembly member from Ayigya who according to reports, gave Yakubu some slaps.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, voting is yet to commence though it was scheduled for 9:00am today, Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Ashanti Regional Minister, acting as the Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, said members of the public will not be allowed inside the voting hall.<\/p>\n
It is believed that the two candidates who have over time failed to secure two-thirds of votes from the assembly to chair the affairs of the assembly, will step down for other candidates to contest.<\/p>\n
The KMA currently has 147 members, 91 of them elected, 44 appointed and 10 ex-offico members, who are Members of Parliament (MPs).<\/p>\n
Similar incident occurred in May<\/strong><\/p>\n