News:
June 9, 2011
The Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano South, Stephen Balado Manu has urged youth from the northern parts of the country and other Islamic communities (Zongo) to refrain from being used for violence during political activities.
He said, most of such energetic youth from these areas have over the years unfortunately allowed themselves to be used by politicians as instruments of destruction, which is criminal and must not be encouraged.
Youth who could be described as thugs from Zongo communities across the country have been hired by some political parties during campaign activities to visit mayhem on opposing parties and in some cases fellow party members who belong to other camps with the same party.
The MP’s admonishing follows the incident at the ruling NDC party where some youth were allegedly hired by the Get Attah Mills Elected (GAME) campaign team to demonstrate and create rowdy a scene during the vetting of former first lady Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings on Tuesday 7th June 2011.
Speaking on Peace FM, the Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano South, Stephen Balado Manu who himself is a northerner called on the youth not to allow themselves to be used for criminal deeds as that erroneously feeds into peoples’ perception that people of northern extraction are belligerent.
“Why will my people allow themselves to be employed by politicians only during political activities, but are jettison by these same politicians immediately they win power.
Hon. Balado Manu called on the youth to be weary of such politicians as they may want to woe them into engaging in criminal acts as the 2012 general election campaign approaches.
Story by : Kwadwo Anim/ghanamps.gov.gh