Violent Demonstrations Prevent Savelugu MCE From Reporting For Official Duties

Hajia Ayishetu Seidu, the recently elected Municipal Chief Executive for the Savelugu/Nanton Municipal Assembly, is yet to begin her official duties in the district. Due to several threats by irate residents in the district, the elected MCE is yet to show up at her office for fear of possible attacks. The residents had already staged … Read more

Savelugu MCE Confirmed Amidst Tensions

Security forces in riot guns and gears overwhelmed angry protesters who besieged the Savelugu- Nanton municipal assembly office to influence a process Saturday morning to confirm an embattled Municipal Chief Executive nominee, Hajia Ayishetu Seidu. Disgruntled NPP youth in the impoverished municipal capital extended a revolt against the nominee by storming the voting centre to … Read more

Tension Engulfs Savelugu Ahead of DCE Ballot

Security has been fortified at Savelugu as tension hovers the community ahead of a process to confirm the embattled Municipal Chief Executive nominee today. Soldiers with armoured vehicles and police with teargas have been deployed to the municipal capital where angry youth staged interminable street demonstrations burning party installations and blocking roads in response to … Read more

Group Kicks Against Appointment of Hajia Seidu As MCE

The demonstration by the irate youth took place barely 5 hours after the release of the 212 MMDCEs A number of youth in the Savelugu-Nanton Municipality in the Northern Region last Wednesday afternoon embarked on a demonstration to protest the appointment of Hajia Ayishetu Seidu as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area. The … Read more

NDC Women’s Organiser Rejects Party

The crises bedeviling the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following its defeat in the 2016 General Elections, has taken another dimension as bigwigs in the party have started resigning. Hajia Fatimata Seidu, a former Upper West Regional Deputy Women’s Organiser of NDC, has bowed to the inevitable and resigned from the umbrella party for a litany … Read more