Tens of people are reported to have fallen into coma at a political rally addressed by President John Dramani Mahama at Wenchi in the Brong Ahafo Region on Saturday.
Paramedics placed at some vantage points at the rally ground had to swiftly move into action to save the situation with President Mahama ordering his private ambulance to evacuate some of the victims to nearby health centers for immediate attention.
The crowd at the event was very tick and the heat emanating from it was unbearable.
The victims are suspected to have suffered as a result of suffocation, according to persons familiar with the situation.
Kasapafmonline.com is well informed that at a point the security details of the President had to adopt scientific approach to protect Mr. Mahama from the massive crowd that wanted to catch a glimpse and shake hands with him.
Wenchi is one of the stronghold constituencies of President John Mahama although the parliamentary seat has always been in the hands of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).
In the 2012 Presidential election, President Mahama polled 20,404 votes, representing 50.11% as against 19,692 votes, representing 48.37% garnered by the NPP’s Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
In the parliamentary polls, Prof. George Yaw Gyan-Baffour of the NPP polled 20, 878 votes, representing 50.90% while the NDC’s Yaw Osei Agyei polled 18,660 votes, representing 45.49% of the total valid votes cast.
Source: kasapa
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Power economics, politics economics now rally econics. They have failed woefully. NANA B3BA.
Mahama won by 2% and you claim it's an NDC stronghold?
all we know, know and know is CHANGE IS COMING ,
I never heard this news from any one from my home town Wenchi why this will not harping to Boli believe it or not Wenchi is one of the home town of Great NPP Since 19192 Constitution Wenchi Seat all go to Great NPP you know what is killing my Peoples in Wenchi is Prepaid meters so what you talking about who like to suffer again in the hand of NDC
Apuuuuuu torrrrrr. For the where? They just want to take away attention for the NPP Manifesto Launch. It wont work eee e.
This bussing of people wikk kill fanatics of NDC...Am a native of Wenchi and I can tell you even if you assemble all babies, youth and adults of the entire Wenchi and its environs there can't be over crowding....keep tickling yourself with the bussing of your supporters