The Northern Regional chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu on Friday scuttled a meeting being held by Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba for what he described as the Minister's disrespect for his authority.
According to him, Ms Djaba should have sought his consent because she has no right to come to the region to organise any such meeting without prior notice to the regional executives.
Accompanied by some of the party's women supporters, the Northern Regional chairman is reported to have charged into the meeting throwing some bottles of water being used for the meeting away.
He subsequently ordered Ms Djaba to immediately stop the meeting which he suspected was aimed at plotting a scheme to undermine President Akufo-Addo’s nominee to head the school feeding programme in the region.
“I have told the Minister point blank what she did was wrong. It is unconstitutional and therefore her meeting is illegal,†he reportedly announced to the approval of those accompanying him.
Narrating the incident, Starr FM's Northern Regional correspondent Eliasu Tanko indicated that but for the timely intervention of the police, the incident would have turned chaotic.
“As we speak we have more than 30 policemen currently at the Modern City premises—[where the meeting was being held]. We also have some few military men very armed and also armoured vehicle stationed here currently.
“The Gender minister as we speak is also reorganising to have a press conference. So right now the regional Minister has scuttled the meeting. He has left with the rowdy women and it is left with only the Gender Minister and her teamâ€, he reported on Starr Today.