ASSEMBLY MEMBER'S SUPPORTERS ATTACK CENSUS OFFICIALS WITH GUNS AND MATCHETE

ASSEMBLY MEMBER'S SUPPORTERS ATTACK CENSUS OFFICIALS WITH GUNS AND MATCHETE*

Information gathered indicates that, some officials of the ongoing Population and Housing Census (PHC) turned into Osain Boat in the Ahafo Ano North District of the Ashanti Region.

According to report, some supporters of the assembly member of the Bonkrom Electoral area, Hon. Batule Godfred chased these officers with guns, matchete and crabs wanting to take their lives for reasons best known to them.

Confirming the incident onSilver FM's Morning Show, the Assembly Member of the area, Hon. Batule Godfred authenticated the report given reasons that, communities within the Ahafo Ano North Region such as Abuagya, Gambia, Ogyam etc. were not allowed to write their names the 2020 registration exercise by the Electoral Commission of Ghana saying they are not part of the region.

Hon. Batule added that, the Population and Housing Census enumerators were in the aforementioned communities to count their houses as part of Ahafo Ano South East members hence their agitation to retaliate.

He confirmed that, situation nearly turned into mob attack if the officers should've not ran for their lives.

"Yes! they chased them with guns and matchete for attempting to register their houses", he disclosed to the host of the program, Nana Ampratwum.

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