Machomen disrupt Yilo krobo NPP press conference over appointment of MCE

A group of stoutly built men (machomen) believed to be members of the ruling New Patriotic Party on Sunday disrupted a planned press conference by a group calling itself concern Patriots of Yilo Krobo over appointment of a Municipal Chief Executive for the area.

The men stormed the Nkrukan office of the NPP to scuttle the press conference scheduled to start compelling the organizers to relocate the venue to Otorpkolu, but the miscreants after getting wind of it, stormed the community again in an attempt to stop the press conference once again and attack the organizers, but the press conference had ended before their arrival.

The group want Police to take action against the thugs to avoid clashes since they can retaliate in equal measure, a situation which could lead to spillage of blood.

The Concern Patriots of Yilo Krobo, at the Press conference Sunday indicated its outright rejection to a non-Krobo as Municipal Chief Executive for the area.

The group says, it will resist any attempt to impose a non- indigene who is a “stranger” to Krobos in the area on them.

The Convener of the group, Mr. Anuonyam Emmanuel accused Mr. Boakye Agyarko Energy Minister and constituency chairman, Twum Barima for allegedly lobbying for one Mr. Ben Kupualor, a non-krobo to be imposed on the people as MCE for Yilo Krobo municipality sidelining Mr. Francis Dsetse Apartey, the 2016 Parliamentary candidate who sacrificed his financial resources to contest on the ticket of NPP.

“If we believe that success favours those who’re in motion, then it would be less than accurate and a betrayal of comradeship to ignore the very people who set forth the motion and one cannot deny the fact that, at the time when the party was invisible in the municipality, when the party could not even pay for the rented office, it took the tenancy of Mr. Francis Djetse Apertey to restore life to the YILO Krobo NPP. Now that things are smooth, they want to impose somebody who does not know our forests to take us to our ancestors. “

According to the group, the constituency chairman, and his 1st and 2nd Vice Chairmen were voted during their primaries even though there are not Krobo’s, signifying that the party embraces all regardless of tribe.

However with the appointment of the MCE for Yilo Krobo, it cannot accept same hence appealed to President Nana Akufo Addo to tread cautiously by listening to the grassroot and not selfish individuals feeding him with ill advise.

The group insist, the peace of Yilo Krobo and the stability of the party cannot be guaranteed if the appointment of MCE is done contrary to the will of the people.