A parliamentary candidate aspirant of the the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Asene Akroso Manso Constituency, Alex Owusu Adjei supervised a physical assault on a popular journalist working with the Despite Media Group. Micky Darling was assaulted by the party thugs over the weekend during the grand Durbar to climax the celebrations of the 2023 Atwea Festival of the chiefs and people of Akim Akroso.
The incident which nearly marred the colourful celebrations shocked high-profile dignitaries and invited guests including the Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong, the member of Parliament for the Asene Akroso Manso Constituency, George Kwame Aboagye, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area, Alexander Kwabena Incoom, Eastern Regional Executives of the NPP led by the 1st Vice Chairman, Dr. Twum Barima, the Constituency Chairman Sampson Kwadwo Effah, among others.
Atwea Festival 2023
The Atwea festival is celebrated by the people of the Akyem Akroso traditional area in the month of October every year. This year’s celebration attracted thousands of people both home and abroad with highly patronizing programs and activities making it all the time best. The week-long celebrations started with health walks and medical screening, football competitions, cleaning up exercise, mammoth floats, Artiste Nights, grand durbar and thanksgiving service.
MP’s Support
The member of Parliament for the area Hon George Kwame Aboagye who is an indigene and a royal of the Atweaman stool, took an active part in the preparation and the celebration of the festival. As customs demanded the MP donated a big Cattle, assorted drinks and undisclosed cash amounts to Nananom to start the preparations of the festival. The MP supported the organization of a massive float which brought the youth across many of the towns and villages in the constituency together.
Hon George Kwame Aboagye engaged the services of celebrated Ghanaian artists Wendy Shay and Kofi Kinaata to entertain the constituents on the eve of the grand durbar. The two artists entertained the crowd that thronged the premises of Atweaman FM owned by the MP. In attendance were the MP, the DCE, Regional Party executives, constituency Executives, Hon Assembly Members, Nananom and many more from neighbouring districts. During the fundraising activity at the grand Durbar the MP and his DCE again donated assorted drinks and a cash amount of Ghs7,000. The regional minister also donated Ghs10,000 as his support for the developmental projects initiated by the chiefs at Akroso.
Assault Incident
Micky Darling who was the main MC for the program recognized the arrival of the MP, DCE, the regional executives, constituency executives and other party members. After the DCE and the MP had spoken, Micky Darling was told to introduce the aspiring parliamentary candidate Mr. Alex Owusu Adjei in the middle of the fundraising activity which according to supporters of the aspirant he refused. When the aspirant was given the opportunity to say a few words to the gathering, it turned into political campaigns and self-praising of things he had done for widows.
At the end of his speech, Micky Darling humbly requested for his contributions to the fundraising so that he could announce it for the necessary recognition and acknowledgement. This humble request infuriated the aspirant who it was obvious had no plans of making a donation. A few thugs followed him to assault Micky Darling physically and verbally in his presence. It took the timely intervention of the police and the security officers around to bring the situation under control. This behavior of the aspirant kept the gathering especially the regional minister and the regional executives in shock.
They wondered how someone who is aspiring to lead the NPP could be so disrespectful to the regional minister and the regional party in such a manner, including not paying homage and showing courtesies was very disappointing, to say the least.
Political pundits say whether or not Alex Owusu Adjei who faced Hawa Koomson in the polling Station and Constituency executive elections in the Awutu Senya East Constituency but was heavily defeated by a 10-0 and margin causing him to abandon the Kasoa agenda can make any impacts in the February 24, 2024 parliamentary primaries in the Asene Akroso Manso constituency can only be determined by time.
Source: Newsalertgh