Hafiz
Bin
Salih,
Upper
East
Regional
Minister
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The
Upper
East
Regional
Minister,
Dr.
Hafiz
Bin
Salih
has
passionately
appealed
to
residents
in
the
Kusaug
Traditional
Area
to
accept
all
political
parties
who
want
to
campaign
in
the
area
ahead
of
the
December
7
polls.
During
the
outdooring
of
Bissa
Chief
in
Pusiga,
the
Minister
expressed
concern
about
some
youth
groups
of
indigenes
preventing
supporters
and
parliamentary
candidates
of
the
governing
party
from
campaigning
in
the
traditional
area.
The
New
Patriotic
Party’s
(NPP)
parliamentary
candidates
were
also
prevented
from
using
the
party
paraphernalia
for
campaigning.
According
to
the
Regional
Minister,
this
is
a
big
worry
to
the
NPP,
hence
the
resort
to
the
traditional
authorities
for
intervention.
The
Kusaug
Traditional
Area
comprises
of
six
political
and
administrative
districts
in
the
Upper
East
Region.
He
said,
“supporters
of
the
NPP
are
unable
to
use
party
paraphernalia
in
the
area
for
fear
of
being
attacked.”
He
further
stated
that,
Ghana
is
a
democratic
country,
and
every
political
party
has
the
right
to
campaign
without
fear.
However,
the
Chairman
of
the
Regional
Security
Council
said
the
REGSEC
has
put
measures
in
place
to
deal
with
any
person
or
group
of
persons
who
perpetrate
acts
inimical
to
the
peace
of
the
region.
The
newly
enskinned
Bissa
Chief
of
Pusiga,
Kir
Salifu
Mahama,
pledged
to
use
his
role
as
to
support
the
Divisional
Chief
of
Pusiga
and
the
District
Assembly
for
development.