THE MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman, Alfred Kwame Agbesi, has expressed shock and horror at a publication in yesterday?s edition of the National Democrat, a newspaper from the stable of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), alleging that, there was an attempt to lynch the party?s national chairman, Dr. Obed Yao Asamoah, in Ashaiman.
Describing the publication as shocking, Hon Agbesi denied the National Democrat publication.
?I was shocked, because it did not reflect what happened?, he told Daily Guide yesterday. According to the National Democrat, Dr. Asamoah who was in Ashaiman to inaugurate a branch executive in the Ashaiman Constituency, was nearly lynched by irate party activists, for allegedly passing unfavourable comments on the party founder, Jerry John Rawlings, and NDC defeated flagbearer, Prof John Evans Atta Mills. The newspaper reports: ?The National Chairman of NDC, Dr. Yao Obed Asamoah, escaped lynching by the skin of the teeth, a few days ago, at a swearing-in ceremony in Ashaiman, near Tema, when rampaging NDC activists of the Ashaiman Constituency, angered by his vile remarks against Flt Lt Rawlings, and Prof Mills, attacked him.? But Hon Agbesi said, the newspaper report was far from the truth. ?It was not true. There was nothing like near-lynched. I don?t know what position that paper is taking. As far as I am concerned, there was nothing like that?, he fumed.
The Ashaiman MP noted that, the publication could not be anything, but an outright fabrication and blatant lie.
?I?m going to write a rejoinder to the paper?, he charged. Unfortunately, Hon Agbesi may be embarking on a fruitless exercise as the National Democrat operates an invisible office, which nobody has succeeded in getting access to except the pseudo-names working on it, including its editor at large, Emmanuel Victor Smith, special assistant to former President Jerry John Rawlings. Hon Agbesi also denied that, the event which the party chairman was said to have escaped, took place a few days ago.
According to him, the function was held in the second week of September, and therefore, could not have passed as a few days event.
The Ashaiman MP stated that, the constituency extended invitation to the party?s national chairman to give the members, fatherly advice ahead of the constituency congress, scheduled for the latter part of the year.
The said meeting was attended by Dr. Asamoah, accompanied by Hon Lee Ocran, MP for Jomoro, a national vice chairman, Ofosu Ampofo, national organizer, and Sly Akakpovie, Ashanti Regional secretary, among others. Hon Agbesi said, the event went on smoothly without the slightest act of commotion. This, he said, can be verified from the two journalists, who were invited for the function. He named them as Ian Mortey of Ghanaian Times, and another from the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) correspondent in Tema. Please read the National Democrat report described as a fabrication by the MP for Ashiaman.
Source: GhanaWeb
