Gunshots were reporedly fired on Sunday when at the voters’ registration center in Sagnarigu constituency in the Northern Region.
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are accusing each other of being responsible for the incident.
Details emerging indicates that the gunshots were fired after a vehicle arrived at the registration center, carrying people intending to register for their voter cards.
An argument erupted following which unidentified gunmen stormed the center and began shooting.
Northern Regional Organizer for the NDC, Abdallah A. Baba, accused the NPP being the mastermind behind the incident.
He said that NDC members had come to the center peacefully when armed men emerged from nearby bushes and started firing.
He claimed that the armed guys were NPP members who had been told to do so by the area’s leadership.
However, Alhaji Musah Fuseini Dangoomah, NPP Chairman for the Sagnarigu constituency, disputed the claims.
He further claimed that the armed men were from the NDC.
The NPP, he said, remains dedicated to a peaceful registration process and denies the charges.
Meanwhile, the two parties have requested that the Police investigate the case and bring the perpetrators to justice.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
