The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended its campaign in the Mfantseman constituency to commiserate with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following the death of the Member of Parliament ( MP) for the area, Mr Ekow Quansah Hayford. The party in a statement issued and signed jointly by the Constituency Chairman, Mr Fred Budu Hagan, and the Constituency’s Communications Officer, Dr Stanley KK Acquah, expressed its deepest condolences to the family and the NPP. “We write to communicate the decision of the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Mfantseman- Odziifo James Essoun to suspend his campaign in the Constituency until Monday, in...
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“Parliament is shocked and extremely saddened by the gruesome murder of the Member of Parliament for Mfantseman, Hon. Ekow Quansah Hayford. The first time Member of Parliament served on the Judiciary Committee and the Defence and Interior Committee. “The Speaker and Members, while mourning the loss of their colleague, have expressed the hope for expedited action to find and bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to book. “Parliament expresses deep condolences to his wife and children, family and friends, the Mfantseman Constituency and the entire nation,” the statement said. Murder The 49-year-old MP was reportedly shot by unknown assailants...