Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, Richard Gyan-Mensah, has denied allegations that he pulled a gun during the commissioning ceremony of some earth-moving equipment.
The lawmaker was responding to earlier reports that he had pulled his gun and allegedly used it in attacking a communication officer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The equipment was part of the recently launched District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP).
The District Chief Executive, who also doubles as the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for the constituency, Bismark Nkum, had accused the MP of attacking done members of the NPP.
The MP and some ‘macho men’ associated with the NDC allegedly stormed the ceremony grounds after they had gathered that the DCE had pasted the posters of the Vice President and himself on the equipment.
The NDC officers requested to be allowed to also paste the posters of the NDC’s presidential and parliamentary candidates.
The situation escalated, leading to a confrontation between the two sides.
The MP responding denied pulling a gun and has challenged the media to report the truth surrounding the incident.
He has therefore asked the media to produce videos of the confrontations as they were present during the ceremony.
He said he and the supporters of the NDC had gone there to exercise their civic rights but were attacked by the supporters of the NPP.
He explained that the DCE made those allegations only to tarnish his reputation.
“They just want to provoke my side. Everyone knows I am a peaceful person, but it does not imply that I will sit and watch someone harm me. The allegations are false and if I pulled a gun as some have alleged, I would have been arrested because the police commander was at the commissioning.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
