The Police in Ho (Volta Region) are looking for 10 activists of the New Patriotic Party for questioning over an illegal demonstration against some Volta Region NPP Executives and government functionaries last Sunday.
Nicholas Blewushie, Ho District Police Commander, who spoke to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Monday, however, declined to give their names. He said the demonstrators, whose 27 placards had been seized and were in the custody of the Police, did not apply for Police permit. Some of the placards read, "Liquidate Nuworsu and Amematekpor,'' and ''Internal Democracy Now."
Blewushie said preliminary investigations indicated that the demonstration was targeted at Mr Kofi Dzamesi, Deputy Volta Region Minister, Tommy Amematekpor, a contractor and a Special Aide to the President and Mawutor Goh, Ho District Chief Executive.
Others were Kenwood Nuworsu, acting Regional Chairman of the NPP and Regional Co-ordinator of National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Van Seshie Torblu, Ho Central constituency Chairman and others.
Blewushie said the police were yet to establish if there was a link between the demonstration and a fight between Mr Torblu and a Geoffrey Mensah an activist during a New Year's Eve get-together organised for party members.
In an unsigned resolution attributed to the three constituencies in the Ho District, the demonstrators, among others, demanded "an immediate freeze on appointments of Zonal Coordinators of NADMO".
The 10-point resolution revealed grievances among the rank and file of the party regarding award of contracts, party finances, privileges and comportment of regional executives of the party.
When contacted Kwame Atta, Regional Secretary of the party, denied that there were any grievances that were brought to the notice of the Regional Executive.
He said the party had procedures for resolving grievances from the ward level through the constituencies and the regional to the national level. Atta said he was surprised by the action and was yet to identify those who were behind the demonstration.
