Some aggrieved members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Assin Central have launched fierce protests against the party’s Central Regional Chairman, Mr. Richard Kofi Asiedu, following the court remand of two branch executive members — Mr. Andoh Ohenebeng and Mr. Boadi Prince Kwame.
Tensions between Mr. Asiedu and the Assin Central MP, Nurein Shiabu Migyimah, trace back to before the 2024 general elections. At the time, Mr. Asiedu controversially withdrew Migyimah’s candidacy over allegations of an alleged intimate relationship between the MP and the wife of the Constituency Secretary.
However, the party’s National Functional Executive Committee overturned the move. In a letter dated July 2, 2024, signed by General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, Mr. Asiedu was suspended for what the national leadership called the “unlawful” withdrawal of Mr. Migyimah’s candidacy, describing the basis of the withdrawal as “totally false and without merit.”
Fast-forward to July 2, 2025, the lingering feud intensified when the Assin Nsuaem Kyekyewere Circuit Court remanded Mr. Ohenebeng and Mr. Boadi into police custody over claims they had spread false information about Mr. Asiedu. The allegations stemmed from press conferences held by the two, during which they accused the regional chairman of sabotaging the Assin Central MP’s nomination of a preferred candidate for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE).
They alleged that Mr. Asiedu paid assembly members to reject the MP’s nominee and had vowed to ensure he lost his seat in the 2028 elections.
In response to the court’s decision, videos emerged on social media showing NDC members expressing anger and disbelief. “NDC is in power, but our Central Regional Chairman has taken party faithful to court for organizing a press conference against him,” one supporter is heard saying. Another adds, “Did we follow the NDC only to be arrested? H.E. John Dramani Mahama and the Attorney General, we are calling on you. Is it fair that we support the party and are later arrested?”
The protesters accused Mr. Asiedu of waging a campaign of intimidation aimed at silencing dissent, particularly against those aligned with the Assin Central MP.
While Mr. Asiedu has denied the accusations, he has taken legal action that led to the detention of the two executives — a move that many party supporters say reflects a deep-seated personal grudge.
Party members are now calling on President John Dramani Mahama and the Attorney General to intervene and secure the release of the detained executives. They warn that the internal wrangling could undermine party unity ahead of critical national elections.
The two accused executives are expected to reappear in court on July 9.
