I’m yet to receive a report on assault of Citi News’ Mohammed Alabira – Justin Kodua

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, says the party is yet to receive a report on the assault of Citi FM/Citi TV’s Northern Regional correspondent, Mohammed Alabira, during the recent Parliamentary primary in Yendi in the Northern region.

The attack, allegedly led by the Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama, occurred while Alabira was reporting on disturbances that unfolded during the NPP’s parliamentary primary in Yendi.

The violence erupted during the counting process at the Yendi Senior High School, the venue for the election.

Accusations from some NPP delegates suggested that an Electoral Commission official had tampered with the ballots of Farouk Aliu Mahama’s opponents, particularly Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah.

In an interview on Eyewitness News on Monday, January 29, Mr Kodua Frimpong stated that he has yet to receive any formal report on the incident. He emphasized that the party would take appropriate action once a report is received.

“Well, as of now, I’ve not received any report of that nature and if indeed it happened, then it would have been an unfortunate incident and the party would look at it. NPP is a party that would never support any act that seeks to undermine and attack the integrity of journalists in this country.

“Let’s assume it’s an allegation, but once it comes before us and able to ascertain that indeed this is what happened, the party will take extra harsh time on it.”

When questioned about his awareness of the incident, Frimpong stated, “Well, I have not, You might not expect that I’ll know everything that is happening. From Saturday, as General Secretary, I’ve been overburdened with several issues and just today I was at Manhyia, so it is possible that I might not have heard it and I’ve told you that I’ve not, and I’ve even made a position that if it happened, it would have been an unfortunate incident.”

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