We have received with shock news of the arrest of the president-elect of NUGS, Lukman Abubakar by the police. This incident happened last night at the premises of TV3 following a phone call by a so-called rival group of NUGS. Lukman Abubakar was beaten and manhandled by the police and he is currently in pain.
We cannot phantom how and why the police will extend its bias hands in the handling of issues in this country to the students fraternity. This unreasonable act beats our imagination.
It is however, obvious that some persons in government have hands in what is going on. It is instructive to note that, whiles Lukman is in pain and still held by the police and denied bail or treatment, the NDC side of the issue are left to walk freely. This is shameful to say the least and contravenes the tenets of justice.
Lukman Abubakar has become very critical of this government relative to issues bothering on students and education. It is apparent that this government finds him uncomfortable to deal with hence all the shenanigan to oust him and replace with an NDC favourite. This incompetent government have sworn not to give the Lukman administration the peace of mind to work for the betterment of the students of Ghana.
Government should be minded by the myriads of problems facing our students and youths. High school fees, lack of jobs after school etc. These are problems that government should focus on solving and not using the security services to suppress the students.
We want to condemn this act by the police in very strong terms. They should be police for all and not NDC alone. There must be equity and fairness and that is what we call for. The police should release the student leader without further delay and save this nation of the continuous embarrassment.
...Signed...
Salam Mustapha
Deputy National Youth Organiser
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Dominic Eduah
Deputy National Youth Organiser
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Source: NPP Communications
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NUGS - WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AT TV3- EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT Background - so called other "NUGS President" At the time NUGS was busy at Congress in Hohoe, one LUQMAN, a candidate who picked NUGS nomination forms and underwent vetting instead of going to the NUGS Congress, rather organized a press conference at Ideal College and appointed himself NUGS President, along with some persons. The NUGS congress was ongoing at the time. The Central Committee of NUGS took a decision to have him arrested as an imposter since the current NUGS President was in Hohoe with over 50 university and other tertiary students to elect his successor. Now the TV3 issue. TV 3 gave the LUQMAN airtime as "NUGS President" until they were notified by their Volta Regional Correspondent that the LUQMAN guy is an imposter because the NUGS election was ongoing at Hohoe and he the reporter was covering. TV3 therefore scheduled an interview on Monday 10/10/16 Midday News with whoever NUGS will elect at its 50th Congress as President from Hohoe to set the issues straight. However, the person elected at the end of Congress in the name of Julian M. Cobbinah couldn't make it to Accra by 12noon on the Monday so the interview was postponed to Tuesday News@10pm. On Tuesday at 9:35pm, when Julian M. Cobbina in the company of the NUGS CJ and one of his campaign team members got to the premises of TV3, they met three stout MACHOMEN who grabbed Julian M. Cobbinah into a pickup inside the TV3 premises saying that "Your interview has been postponed. Sit down here!" LUQMAN popped up from the TV3 security room and told the machomen "Yes, that's him!" Meanwhile LUQMAN had presented himself to the security men as the NUGS president-elect from HOHOE, and that he was the one supposed to come for the interview. The NUGS CJ called on phone Mr Komla Klutse, the presenter supposed to host the interview to come out and confirm what was happening because he NUGS CJ knows LUQMAN as a wanted man per the CC resolution. is not anyone's . The presenter was ordered by the machomen to go back inside before they deal with him. Meanwhile KOMLA identified LUQMAN as the impostor. The security men of TV3 now got enough courage to lock the main door to prevent the machomen from leaving the premises with their "captive" while the other persons Julian M. Cobbina came with made calls to friends and associates for help at the same time videoing the scuffle. GUNSHOTS The gunshot were fired when one of the machomen was proving difficult to arrest as he wielded a jack knife threatening to resist and bolt away. The machomen, five in all, were arrested together with the man who hired them and taken to the Nima Police station. One of the machomen confessed to the Police after their arrest that they were not supposed to harm Julian M. Cobbinah, even though LUQMAN had shouted "this is him, deal with him" but that they were to only hold him captive so that LUQMAN will take his place as the NUGS president-elect, duly elected from Hohoe by Delegates, and that he was to be released after LUQMAN was done talking on air. They however realized that Komla Klutse knew LUQMAN's face as the one who came to deceive them into recognizing him as NUGS prez so the next plan was to make sure Students don't get to see Julian Cobbinah as NUGS president-elect on TV3. LUQMAN wept bitterly and kept shaking his head avoiding people's phone cameras ?? as he and his gang of machomen were led into Police cells, where he will spend the night until he is charged and processed for court. Sources say Julian M. Cobbinah, the candidate overwhelmingly endorsed by NUGS delegates in Hohoe over the weekend is in shock about the attack and has been admitted to the Hospital. More soon. (An honest eyewitness account) #CopiedForClarity.
THE NDC HAS BENEFITED FROM NUGS WITH OKUDZETU ABLAKWA, HARUNA IDDRISU ETC. BUT SINCE 2009, THEY HAVE TRIED TO BREAKUP THE NUGS ARREST DISRUPT NUGS ELECTION ETC. IF YOU ARE GOVERNIMG RIGHT WHAT DO YOU FEAR FROM STUDENT POLITICS???????????????????????????????
pls all this propaganda will not solve our issues. all the political parties we have are fighting for power because of money and fame. we need someone who will make the provision for self-actualization of his citizen. Nana Addo cant solve your issues because he is corrupt in the highest order. how can u sell ur fathers property without asking permission from ur slibings. this is such a disgrace.
is this also politics? where lies your prove for assault?
What kind of people are we. Everything is politics sin this country. What did he do before he was arrested by the police.
This piece has not stated the crime he is alleged to have committed. Can we know this to enable us make constructive comments?
Look at them.....there they go...deibei tenet of justice.....bla bla bla.... Have you made a single phone call to the police prior to this garbage you're putting here?????
I believe we all prefer the incompetent government to the competent opposition. The opposition members are too violet, they would destroy this Country within a minute.
Who are the people who like JM ? Ain't you ashamed of the reception he's been getting throughout the nation? He got a cold reception from the Western North when he went there immediately Nana left the place,he got hooted at with the change sign in Cape Coast,he got cold reception from his own people up North and he thought he could do the magic in Accra when he was hooted at Kokomo and Kane she with change sign and do you call this people like him? He was hooted in Kumasi and you call this people like him,his own ndc members left him during your ndc campaign launch and over 60,ooo delegates voted against him when he was the only contender and you call this people like him? He got the nod in 2012 because of the death of President Mills through the sympathy votes and even that it was clear he lost the elections after the court petition which was 5-4. So who want a thi*f to be his/her president only ndc, who want to vote for a family,friend and cronies government only fo*ls like you,who want a visionless,clueless person to be his president only you as an idi*t want that. GHANA NEEDS A CHANGE,GHANA MUST BE REBUILT,GHANA MUST MOVE FORWARD NOT BACKWARDS & GHANA MUST RECAPTURE HER HONOUR AND GLORY.
NPP always ready to defend cri.mi.nal activities