Dignitaries, chiefs and people of the Ningo Traditional Area were astounded and apparently disgraced when some thugs alleged to have been hired by Samuel George Nartey, parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency, stopped the chiefs from holding a grand durbar to climax this year’s Homowo festival.
According to sources, the rationale behind the disruption was that a native of the area, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, wife of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was scheduled to be the guest of honour for the programme.
Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo was said to be in town when the shameful act took place at the Old Ningo D/A Junior High School (JHS) Park, opposite the Ningo Police Station.
This was not the first time Mrs. Akufo-Addo was going to address such a gathering on the occasion of Ningo’s Homowo festival. She had been a guest during the celebration of the festival oftentimes.
But this year’s event was reportedly marred by about 20 suspected thugs who stormed the venue of the programme at about 6am and burned canopies mounted a fortnight before in preparation for the event and destroyed the podium.
They allegedly drove away indigenes who were performing a customary rite in the area called ‘Atsↄme Night’ before the grand durbar to climax the Homowo festivities.
Later, the chiefs intended to continue with the programme by renting other canopies to be mounted at the venue but the hooligans were said to have returned with their diabolical mission but the Prampram police, in collaboration with their counterparts from the Tema Regional Police Command, stormed the area with personnel of the Special Weapons and Ammunition Tactics (SWAT) to drive away the supposed Sam George’s boys.
Eventually, the traditional council cancelled off the whole programme without performing any customary rite for Nene Djage, the supposed god of the town.
Efforts by DAILY GUIDE to get further explanation from the chiefs proved futile as the council had decided not to comment on the issue, likewise the police.
Information gathered by this paper indicated that the confusion started when some politicians pitched Lowekpono, one of the clans of the traditional area, against Lowe, another clan, over their long-standing dispute over which clan chooses a paramount chief for the Ningo Traditional Area.
It was said that one of the clans was asked to organize the grand durbar because the other organised last year’s through an agreement.
Source: Daily Guide
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The only Sme11y Toi1et mouth and comment is yours and that of your Ndc Violent beget Violent Ndc party. You can not intimidate people just becos your party is in power. Sam George and his NDC Hoo1igans needs to be thought a lesson 7th Dec. 2016 when John Mahama and his ***barred word*** Ndc gov't are rejected at the polls by the people of Gh. Even when Mr. E.T Mansah with all his longer years as serving MP for the people did not cause problems for the Chiefs and the people of Ningo Prampram
the thugs were driven away and not arrested? like seriously? eeii.
This toilet paper again spewing lies... those who live by the sword die by the sword.. mark it some where. liars wanting power by all means. So you can go for loan at a salon shop again. Nkontompo fuo, opposition forever. How on earth will Sam George disrupt s grand Durban, what will he get from that
Evil NDC. Let's get rid of them.
WHY DRIVE OR CHASE AWAY THESE NDC THUGS OR EVEN SPARE THE SO-CALLED ***barred word*** SAM GEORGE? THIS IS A CLEAR SIGN OR WARNING THAT THE NDC COMPROMISED POLICE FORCE WILL STAND ALOOF AND ALLOW THE NDC THUGS DISRUPT VOTING AT SOME OPPOSITION STRONGHOLDS.MY WARNING TO ALL GHANAIANS IS THAT NO POLITICAL PARTY HAS TOTAL MONOPOLY OVER VIOLENCE!!!!!
WHERE IS ASIEDU NKETIAH AND A.ABLAKWAH?
This is called the most peaceful party in power Ampa Arsa by president Gen. whee Mahama claiming.
Vicent Kubi of Daily Guide who wrote this report was unprofessional and a liar. This report above is factually inaccurate. This issue about the customs of the Ningo People; Sam George has nothing to do with it. The High Priests of Ningo wrote a petition earlier about a week ago to the National Security informing them of the suspension of the Durbar because very important customs needed to be performed before the durbar could take place. The traditional council headed by Nene Atiapah did not give regard to the Djange Deity. Early Sunday morning, the canopies errected for the Durbar were all burnt down. So the High Priests went to the Durbar ground to ascertained what happened. At this moment the Police was called in to control the crowd amassing around. There was a confusion because the High Priests demanded a halt to the second errection of the canopies. This resulted in pushing down of the Senior High Priest in which some Youths of Ningo tried to intervene. Dairly Guide is a mouthpiece of NPP and I must say this incident has nothing do with Sam George. Believe this or leave alone.
So does John mahama knows about this? So who is he talking about dealing drastically with if they bring trouble? Who is he talking about sending this country into chaos? Does John mahama think Ghanaians will forgive him if he sends his thugs to misbehave? I tell him he will make the biggest mistake if he tries on that thinking he has power so can do whatever especially to his perceived enemies the opposition. John mahama should know he is no brave man than any man in Ghana. Rawlings is loved I'm the ndc more than him and he wouldn't allow John mahama to use his party for his own selfish interest. How old was Renold Reagan when he sent America's special force to destroy Tripoli and Bengazzi and how old was Quaddafi then? John Mahama should keep on fo*ling himself like he is a man than our heroes, he will laugh at the wrong side of his mouth. Wearing military uniforms is just displaying his bufo*nery as the first so called civilian comedian president of Ghana, we can't continue to allow fo*ls to turn our seat of government into a concert party. A country ruled by fo*ls suffer indeed and Atuguba and Kwadwo Afari Djan will suffer for imposing such idi*ts on Ghanaians. The spirits of our ancestors and gods of this land will never forgive them and Charlotte Osei, Amadu Sulley and all such people who hate this country and wish there is no Ghana will suffer the same fate of these two gentlemen who imposed these evils on Ghanaians.The mouth that we use to eat is the same mouth we use to bless and to curse and these people should know the curses from millions of Ghanaians will at all cost have effect on them.We need a clean, transparent and fair elections to choose our own leaders not the electoral commission choosing a leader for us.What John mahama and his gang of thi*ves wish for Ghanaians will visit them one after the other, if they wish death, it will come back to them if they wish injuries it will visit them whatever will return to sender in JESUS NAME. AMEN & AMEN......
Oh no where is Dcop Kofi SARPONG he would teach this guys a lesson they wild never forget