The National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s Member of Parliament-elect for the Keta constituency in the Volta Region, Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey was Friday dawn attacked by some unknown gunmen at his home at Anlo-Afiadenyigba.
“The Member of Parliament-elect for Keta was attacked by unknown assailants at his Anlo-Afiadenyigba residence in the early hours of Friday, December 11, 2020. The gun-wielding thugs believed to be part of the NPP vigilante group succeeded in inflicting injuries on Hon. Gakpey who is currently hospitalized. The MP-elect’s mother and other family members were also attacked and brutalized,” a statement signed and issued by the Volta Regional Secretary of the NDC, James Gunu said
The NDC said they suspected the attack has political ties to it.
“We consider this armed attack by suspected NPP hoodlums as part of the grand scheme by the Nana Addo led NPP to reduce our majority seats in Parliament and President John Dramani Mahama’s overwhelming win in the just ended Parliamentary and Presidential elections. These armed attacks such as the armed invasion of the house of the NDC MP-elect for Jomoro Constituency tend to follow a similar pattern,” the NDC Regional Secretary indicated.
Meanwhile, the Volta Regional Secretariat of the NDC has promised to give persons who help to arrest the perpetrators an amount of GH¢10,000.
“The Regional Secretariat is therefore calling on the party faithful and other well-meaning Ghanaians to be on the look-out for such armed thugs and to provide valuable information towards their arrest. While we wish our MP-elect and his family a speedy recovery, the Secretariat has set aside GH¢10,000 reward for anyone or group of persons who would volunteer information leading to the arrest of the culprits of this dastardly act.”
The Keta Municipal Police has assured to provide Mr. Gakpey with 24-hour protection.
