8 arrested in Agona Swedru for removing billboards of NPP candidate



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Eight
persons
have
been
arrested
by
the
Agona
Swedru
Police
Command
in
the
Central
Region
for
allegedly
removing
the
giant
billboard
of
the
New
Patriotic
Party
(NPP)
parliamentary
candidate
for
Agona
East
Constituency,
Hannah
Asamoah
and
the
Flagbearer
of
the
NPP,
Dr.
Mahamudu
Bawumia.

Onua
News’
Joseph
Cobbina
reports
that
the
removal
was
supervised
by
the
chiefs
and
elders
in
the
Mankrong
Junction
area
of
Agona
Swedru.

This,
according
to
Joseph
Cobbina,
has
created
tension
in
the
town.
In
the
video
which
was
shared,
three
men
were
seen
digging
up
a
huge
billboard
of
Madam
Asamaoh
and
Dr.
Bawumia
with
pickaxe
while
some
onlookers
were
standing
bye.

An
audio
at
the
background
of
the
video
alleged
that
some
members
of
the
community
claims
the
billboard
is
preventing
development
into
the
area.


By
Kweku
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