General News of Monday, 9 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Police invited NDC MP for Savelugu over a shooting incident last year• The MP has since been charged with illegal possession of a firearm according to Peter Mac Manu• The NDC is on record to have denied that the arm belonged to the MPAbdulai Jacob-Idris, National Democratic Congress, NDC, Member of Parliament for Savelugu is facing charges for illegal possession of a firearm without authorization. This follows an incident during the December 2020 elections when a gun was fired at the NDC party office leading to one death. The issue of the criminal charge was disclosed by Peter Mac Manu, the ruling New Patriotic Party's National Campaign manager for the 2020 polls. "The Savelugu NDC MP has been charged with possessing firearms without authority, that is criminal, that is criminal and if you know, in Savelugu; one person was shot and she died (during the elections). “The MP-elect has no office, (as is) well known to everyone, MPs operate from party offices with party executives,” Mohammed Abdul Salam told journalists.

Source: GhanaWeb August 09, 2021 07:41 UTC