Some activists of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Takoradi Constituency yesterday marred a solemn gathering to mourn the late President John Mills at the forecourt of the Takoradi office of the party when they attacked a DAILY GUIDE reporter, Emmanuel Opoku, for taking pictures of them without their consent.
The reporter was at the constituency office of the NDC to interact with some of the mourners on what they would remember the late president for.
While waiting for a colleague to begin the interaction, he decided to take some pictures of the mourners.
But all of a sudden, the NDC activists, who saw the reporter taking the photographs, pounced on him and seized his digital camera in the process and enquired which media house he belonged to.
The reporter had to mention a different media house when he heard some of the followers of the NDC, who were all clad in red and black, shouting at the top of their voices, “If he is from DAILY GUIDE, we will teach him a lesson”.
The activists then deleted the pictures from the camera but refused to hand it over to the reporter and told him to go to hell.
The reporter then lodged a complaint at the Takoradi Central Police Station where the Crime Officer, Huseine Awinaba, promised to retrieve the camera for him.
Meanwhile, a cross-section of residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis yesterday expressed their condolence to the government and people of Ghana on the transition of late President John Atta Mills.
They also paid glowing tribute to the late president who died on July 24, 2012 and described him as a fine president who exhibited political tolerance and patience in his relationship with the people.
According to some of the people in the metropolis, President Mills brought a different style of leadership to the country and undertook a number of social interventions that benefited majority of Ghanaians.
A visit by DAILY GUIDE to certain communities in the metropolis revealed that most people were clad in red and black attires while most buildings and other structures were also adorned with red and black clothes, signifying that people were mourning the late president.
Most market women were also seen dressed in red and black outfits while most drivers also decorated their vehicles with the same colours of cloths.
Kojo Bartey, Western regional administrative officer of the NDC, expressed his deepest gratitude to the late president for spearheading a number of projects in the metropolis.
He described the late president as “dedicated and selfless”, adding that his death was a blow to the NDC.
At the Apremdo Market, many shops were closed and most traders were seen dressed in red and black clothes, singing dirges and shedding tears.
In an interview with DAILY GUIDE, most of the traders remarked that they were mourning the late president because he was devoted to God.
A DAILY GUIDE Report
