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Swollen face of CharlesĀ Bissue, Western Regional Secretary, NPP
Credible information available to the Daily Statesman indicates that there were exchange of blows between George Mireku Duker, the NPP Member of Parliament for the Tarkwa-Nsuem constituency,Ā and CharlesĀ Bissue, the Western Regional Secretary of the party, at a training workshop forĀ parliamentary candidates andĀ regional executives on Monday, September 21.
Reports indicate that Mr Duker had his fingers āchewedā by Mr Bissue when they accidentally entered the latterās mouth.
But for swift intervention by some party members,Ā blood would have freely flown atĀ the conference room of Kingstel Hotel where the workshop took place.
This is the second time party membersĀ have resorted to fisticuffs at the hotel. The first incident involved supporters of Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Western Regional Minister and Member of Parliament for Takoradi, and Fred Kakraba Sam, a disqualified parliamentary aspirant.
The cause
According to a source, the fight between Mr Duker and Mr Bissue started when Peter Mac-Manu, NPPās 2020 National Campaign Manager, asked all aggrieved membersĀ toĀ air theirĀ grievances for amicable settlement before December 7.
Mr Duker, the source said, quickly got up and accused Mr Bissue of supporting an independent candidate in his constituency against him. The regional secretaryĀ was alsoĀ accused of collecting bribe fromĀ the independent candidate,Ā Joy Joycelyn Andoh, an NPP member who was disqualified from taking part in theĀ Tarkwa-Nsuem constituency primaries.
Frosty relationship
In his defence, Mr Bissue said Mr Duker had, forĀ some time now, been at loggerheads with him for refusing to engage in secretĀ Ā illegal mining activities with him following the banĀ by President Akufo-Addo.
The statement from the Regional Secretary, according to reports, is what started the exchange of blows.
Meanwhile, some party executives and members in the Tarkwa-Nsuem constituencyĀ are calling for the dismissal of the regional secretary who doubles as a presidential staffer.
They have also threatened to ruthlessly deal withĀ him,Ā should he visit their constituency.
However, those who issued the threat have since been picked up by the regional police command for questioning.
Source: dailystatesman.com.gh/Yaaba Yamikeh