Effutu NPP calls for arrest of NDC’s Azorka over ‘threat’ to Afenyo-Markin
The Effutu Constituency branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Chief Sofo Azorka, First Vice Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), over remarks they describe as a threat to the life of Effutu MP and Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
According to the NPP, Azorka made the comments following an unannounced visit by Afenyo-Markin to the NDC party office during the Akwatia by-election. In a heated response, Azorka accused the NPP of using the by-election to test undemocratic strategies and warned that the NDC would resist such moves.
He said, “a by-election will be held in his [Afenyo-Markin’s] constituency if he tries anything, adding“What does he want here? Is he NDC secretary? You people should talk to them.”
Also present at the event was former Effutu Municipal Chief Executive, Alhaji Kasim Zubeiru, who appealed to President John Dramani Mahama, the National Peace Council, and other stakeholders to intervene. He emphasized that Azorka’s comments may constitute a criminal offence under Ghana’s Criminal Offences Act.
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