Supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and sympathizers of the MP for Yendi Constituency, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, hit the streets to register their displeasure at President Nana Akufo Addo for denying their MP a ministerial appointment.
The youth took to the streets of the Dagbon capital (Yendi), amidst chanting war songs and beating war drums to register their anger at the president for denying their MP a ministerial appointment in his second term of NPP government.
The youth burnt tires on some principal streets of Yendi to register their displeasure.
They carried placards some of which read, “Dagbon deserves better”, “Nana you betrayed Yendi”, “Don’t betray Aliu Mahama” among others to show their anger at the president for their suspicion of the denial of appointment for their MP.
The demonstrators however could not prolong their activities as police and military team forced the demonstrators to put their action to a stop on the basis that, it is an illegal demonstration.
The security in collaboration with officers of the Ghana National Fire Service put the situation under control by preventing the demonstrators from causing any distractions to properties as it was suspected by many that the demonstrators could destroy party properties in the municipal capital.
