Tensions flared in the Bimbilla constituency as youth supporters of Alhaji Nuhu Zaruk, a contender in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries, engaged in acts of vandalism, targeting properties belonging to the party.
The incident unfolded on Tuesday evening at the constituency office when irate supporters gathered to protest the removal of Alhaji Zaruk's name from the list of individuals slated for vetting.
The aggrieved youth demanded explanations for the exclusion and, in their anger, threatened to set fire to the party office if Zaruk's name was not reinstated.
Burning tires and pelting stones at the office, the protesters disrupted normal activities until the intervention of the military, which worked to disperse the crowd.
In an interview with Citi News, one of the youth expressed frustration, stating, “We want the two of them to contest. If the MP claims that he's working for the constituency, if you know you have the base here, why is he running away from the contest? We are in a democracy; we have to choose, and whoever will win will represent the party. We will accept and support the person. We haven't gone for the vetting, and you have already removed his name, on what basis? We want to know why his name is removed from the list.”
The controversy surrounds the removal of Alhaji Nuhu Zaruk's name from the list of candidates to be vetted ahead of the regional parliamentary primaries scheduled from January 3 to 5, 2024.