The Bole-Bamboi constituency executives of the NPP have accused Mr. John Mahama, MP for the area and a group of NDC members, for creating panic and fear in the Bole town and its surrounding areas through the use of explosives to celebrate June 4.
A petition signed by Alhaji Salifu and Haruna Mahama, NPP constituency chairman and acting constituency secretary respectively, said the MP and NDC members' action was not only a threat to the people, but also a violation of the government's ban on the use of explosives for any kind during festivities, including Christmas and other anniversaries.
The petition said the sound of the explosives was so frightening that people were forced to run into their houses for shelter, thereby creating panic and chaos. "The incident was so frightening with the heavy explosives used by the NDC members, such that most of the people were driven to bed as early as 9 am until their celebration ended at about 10 pm.
The NPP executive therefore called for a probe into the circumstances that lead to the use of explosives by the NDC, particularly in the night, when people needed peace.
The petition said the three northern regions had been engulfed in all kinds of disputes and "the NPP should not sit down unconcerned for a few people to drag the people into a meaningless conflict."
The petition said although a formal report was made to the paramount chief of the area, they were yet to receive any word. "The NPP has been in opposition for many years without causing any unrest or confusion and we shall not sit down to allow the opposition to destabilize the government's hard won peace" the petition said.
The NPP petition called on Mr. Mahama to concentrate on acquiring good signals for television reception, combat grave looting for human parts rather than abetting the people to fuel disputes and confusion, which bring nothing but, misery hunger and poverty to the people.
