The Wenchi branch of the New Patriotic Party is boiling as supporters of contestants for the upcoming constituency primary for the party are at each others throat.
Some political commentators have said if the leadership of the party fails to act on the matter, the constituency, which is safety in the hands of the party, can ship away.
Information gathered by the daily guide indicated that one of the candidates for primary has literally invaded the constituency with some ‘machomen’ to harass supporters of his opponents.
The situation reached a climax when the ‘machomen’ invaded the constituency office of the party and subjected by some constituency exclusive members to severe beatings.
The affect exclusives complained to the police about the man handling by the ‘machomen’ but the culprits are walking about with impunity.
This attitude the ‘machomen’ and the contestant has angered cross-section of supporters of the party who have also threatened to take on ‘machomen’ a source said.
Meanwhile Yaw Gyan, the NPP constituency chairman, confirmed the incident and had called for the calm from both sides.
He said the main aim of the party in the constituency is to widen the gap for both presidential and parliamentary candidates of NPP.
In the December general election in order to prove to the NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS(NDC) that Wenchi the hometown of the late professor K.A Busia is no-go area for the NDC or any other party.
He admonished the youth of the party who are peeved because of the actions of the ‘machomen’ to be patients because of the party would make sure the right thing is done since the president himself had frowned on hooliganism.
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