General News of Friday, 8 December 2017Source: classfmonline.comAtta Akyea angry over military-led eviction of public officersSamuel Atta Akyea, Minister of Works and HousingThe Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea has condemned in the strongest terms, the use of armed military men to evict some senior public servants from state bungalows located behind the Electoral Commission, in a manner that exposes them to public ridicule. Mr Atta Kyea has promised to deal with those using the name of the presidency to perpetrate such unlawfulness. Earlier this week, a combined team of military and police personnel reportedly from the Office of the Vice-President, attacked the residents and threw their belongings out. Reacting to the development, Mr Atta Akyea said his office has not sanctioned any such evictions, adding that the perpetrators will be punished. I’m going to go to the bottom of this matter…”The eviction occurred on Saturday, December 2, 2017 and was repeated on Tuesday, December 5, 2017.

Source: GhanaWeb December 08, 2017 09:53 UTC