Court Summons Creates Tension

The Brong Ahafo Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwaku Asomah- Cheremeh, has pleaded with the nine Supreme Court judges sitting on the 2012 election petition who have summoned the General Secretary of the NPP, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie and the NPP Communication team member, Hopeson Adorye for alleged unguarded remarks, to hold on to the contempt case until the main case is over.

According to him, the court summons has created tension among a section of Ghanaians which is not good for the peace the country is looking forward to as they awaits the Supreme Court verdicts.

“Many groups are calling for peace so we need to do everything to make the peace works”, he added.

The NPP Chairman, who was speaking on Ark FM, a local radio station in Sunyani, said many of the youth in the NPP are worried and have threatened demonstration because they believe many people have also erred.

Mr. Asomah-Cheremeh therefore pleaded with the nine judges to listen to the plea of the people calling for peace and hold on to the summons of the two NPP members until the final verdict is announced.

He called on well meaning Ghanaians and NPP party faithful to pray for the NPP general secretary and communication member as they face the Supreme Court.

The chairman said some NPP members in the Brong Ahafo region have been sent to Accra to join other party members to pray for the two members.

 

From Vivianna Mensah, Sunyani