With barely 24 hours to the elections, the opposition National Democratic Congress in the Ashanti Region is already in tatters after the National Organiser, Joseph Yamin, and their Security Consultant, COP Kofi Boakye (Rtd), were attacked by NDC hoodlums during a live press conference in Kumasi.

Mr. Yamin and Kofi Boakye had organised a press conference to express some concerns about an alleged deployment of some military personnel in the Ashanti Region on the eve of the elections when some angry thugs belonging to the party’s vigilante group stormed the premises and disrupted proceedings.

For several hours, the angry thugs held the National Organiser of the NDC hostage, locking doors and chasing everyone, including invited media personnel, out of the regional conference room.

According to the thugs, they are disappointed in their leadership for failing to match up with the NPP in terms of preparations, adding that their information indicates that the ruling party had already advanced in terms of preparations compared to them.

Amidst the destruction of chairs and the raining of insults on their leaders, the macho men accused the leadership of the NDC of not being serious. “if you want to win an election, you don’t organise unnecessary press conferences; your opponents are already on the field working, and you are here holding press conferences,” they charged. According to eyewitnesses, they are yet to come to terms with how the retired Police Officer, COP Kofi Boakye, exited the scene a few minutes after the disruption occurred. Meanwhile, the supporters say they are unhappy with the party’s approach to tomorrow’s polls.