Member of Parliament of Ningo Prampram, Sam George has come under fire for masterminding a near-violent confrontation at a meeting by Staff of Electoral Commission at a Hotel in Accra over the weekend.
The MP had secured an ex-parte injunction against the meeting in Prampram, which is within his constituency.
However, unknown to Sam George the meeting was moved to a hotel in Accra, rendering his injunction invalid.
The MP, had among other things, argued that, he took the action to protect his constituents from contracting COVID-19 since the meeting or the workshop by the EC was being held in his constituency.
According to our sources, the meeting was moved quietly to a hotel in Accra with strict enforcement of COVID-19 social distancing protocols.
This paper can confirm that, participants of the workshop did not exceed 25 and in some cases, less than 20 people participated.
Surprisingly, Sam George led nearly 100 NDC activists to the new venue, which observers believe would have led to violence without the police presence.
As a matter of fact, references have been to Mr George’s role in the violence that occurred at the infamous by-election at Ayawaso West Wuogon, which saw innocent people being maimed.
This unfortunate electoral episode has left an indelible mark on our electoral history.
For an MP, who secured an injunction to protect his people, he should have been in a jubilant mood when the meeting was moved from his constituency.
Mr George’s actions have been condemned by many who hold the view that, the huge congregation at the venue breached the social distancing protocol as many of his party activists had no facemasks and were also close to each other.
He also put the lives of the EC staff in danger as well as the security officers who were called in to restore order.
As a member of parliament, who is supposed to ensure the enforcement of laws and directives, it was sound strange that he will lead over 100 people to the new venue without observing social distancing protocols.
The Prampram MP had explained that, the EC was breaching the court order hence his decision to report the matter to the police.
However, his explanation has been rejected by some Ghanaians who believe, the location for the meeting did not breach any law as the court summons was categorical and straightforward as far as the Escape Hotel in Prampram is concerned. The EC, therefore, cannot be accused of disregarding the court process.
Monitoring of comments and opinions by this paper on social media indicates that, it was not proper for the MP to organise thugs to disrupt a legitimate work of a statutory body like the Electoral Commission and that the best he could have done was to cite the EC for contempt and not the use of crude methods to achieve a legal mission.
Meanwhile, this paper gathers that, the said meeting had been planned long ago but was put on ice following the three-week lockdown announced by the president. In effect, the EC was doing a legitimate job.
Source: Ghanaweb
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I believe those who were accusing the policeman who slapped Sam George have seen it all. Now the policeman has been vindicated. Sam George is too know guy and he doesn't deserve to be an MP. Is he the one to arrest the EC for contempt? People were pushing for the prosecution of the policeman, meanwhile it was his own actions that landed him a slap. It was also true that he went there with thugs which he denied after swearing an oath with the bible. God never punish him yet.
WELL PLAYED,THIS NINGO PRAMPRAM WISE MAN OF TODAY GHANA POLITICS-YOU CAN BUILD A FENCE WALL WITHOUT CANOPY IN YOUR CONSTITUENCY.NDC PARTY NAME TELLS WHAT MENTALITY THIS SAM GEORGE HAS,,,,,,,,,,,,,ru-b-b-i-s-h.salute
Is he not the MP who was beaten at Ayawaso by election? Hmmm he is be coming unbecoming. So did the people of prampram knows who they voted for? Aaaaaah is only ghana who will have such an ***barred word*** as an MP.
Where are the wise in the NDC to control these fu001s, ***barred word*** and cr1m1nals? Oh NDC!!!, this is not the way to win power.
Behaviour like this led to his other beatens
This thuggery is what he did at Ayawaso bye elections and led to a stain in our electoral activity as a country. This guy should give us a break and stop this silly actions he has been embarking on
No wonder ET Mensah referred to this Sam George guy as treacherous person...
AS FOR THIS SAM GEORGE OR WHATEVER HE CALLS HIMSELF I REALLY PITY HIM. HE THINKS HE CAN HIDE BEHIND POLITICS TO INSULT AND DISRESPECT THE ELDERLY. HOW CAN YOU INSULT A SENIOR CITIZEN LIKE MR. E.T. MENSAH? WHO HAS SACRIFICED HIS ENTIRE LIFE FOR THIS COUNTRY? SAM GEORGE LET ME TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE GRADUALLY CUTTING YOUR LIFE SHORT. WATCH OUT BECAUSE THE BALL YOU THROW TO THE WALL WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK TO HIT YOU. BEWARE.!!
WE HAVE LAWS IN GHANA AND THE NDC RASCALS MUST BE ARRESTED. THE EC OR THE POLICE WHO INTERVENED TO STOP THE DESTRUCTION MUST MAKE A CASE AGAINST THE RASCALS FOR INTERRUPTING THE EC MEETINGS. WHATEVER THE CLAIM OF NDC RASCALS, WHICH IS REFUTED TO BE FALSE, THEY HAD NO RIGHT TO BE NUISANCE AND DESTRUCTIVE TO THE ACTIVITIES OF ANY INDIVIDUAL OR INSTITUTION IN THE COUNTRY. THE NDC RASCALS HAD NO RIGHT TO OBSTRUCT THE EC MEETING. THIS IS TYPICAL REHEARSAL OF NDC RASCALS AGENDA TO FRUSTRATE THE PROGRAMS OF EC. WE SHOULD STOP THE NNONSENSEEEE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT GETS OUT OF HANDS. IT IS THIS SAME SAM GEORGE WHO LED THE TUGS TO AYAWASO BY ELECTION TO CAUSE THE UGLYYY INCIDENCE OF THAT ELECTION. HIS ATTACK ON EC THIS TIME MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND DEAL WITH HIM AND HIS TUGS ACCORDING TO THE LAW.
HE WISHES FOR WAR AND HE WOULD HAVE IT. THIS TIME NOT ONE SLAP, BUT MULTIPLE SLAPS. IS SAM GEORGE THE ONE TO ENFORCE THE RULING OF A COURT? HE SHOULDN'Y THINK HIS GESTAPO TACTICS CANNOT BE MET WITH EQUAL AND CORRESPOINDING FORCE. BUT ONLY PEOPLE ARE CIVILISED IN DO NOY LIVE IN THE JUNGLE.