The Ashanti Regional Minister, Kofi Poku Manu, has tasked supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to subject to severe beatings, any member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who passes unsavoury comments about the ruling party.
In a clear demonstration of a violent nature, the one-time Ashanti Regional Coordinating Director categorically charged NDC supporters to give hefty blows to any NPP Member who would dare criticize the Mills government.
The Regional Minister contended that this violent approach by NDC supporters would put the fear of God into NPP supporters and prevent them from criticizing the Mills government. Mr Poku Manu explained that he was particularly in favour of this approach because the NPP members had made it their grand agenda to ensure that the NDC failed so that they could come back to power.
�I�m urging you to beat them because, in this world we do not wish good for our detractors nor deal leniently with them,� he noted amidst wild cheers from party supporters. The advanced-in-aged Regional Minister made these nation-wrecking remarks when he took his turn to address supporters of the party during the joint campaign launch of Johnson Asiedu Nketia and Dr Kwabena Adjei in Kumasi on Sunday at the Prempeh Assembly Hall. After unduly inciting the supporters, Mr Poku Manu entreated them to close their ranks and build a united front to enable the party retain power in the 2010 elections.
He emphasized that the Mills government was committed to fulfilling its campaign promise of building a better Ghana for all and sundry and therefore entreated them to be patient. Meanwhile, a nasty scene was nearly created at the venue of the launch when the Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Samuel Sarpong, lost his temper and almost pounced on a supporter of the party.
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