NPP accuses N/R minister of stockpiling weapons

Abu Mubarik 18:00 - 19 July 2016

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The accusations come days after the NPP, and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) clashed in the Walewale constituency, leaving scores injured.

The Northern Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the Northern Regional Minister, Abdullah Abubakari, of stockpiling weapons ahead of the November elections.

At a news conference Tuesday, regional chairperson of the NPP, Bugri Nabu, alleged that Abubakari was distributing arms to NDC activists in Walewale and other parts of the region to attack NPP members.

He also called on the government to bring the minister to book or the NPP will be forced to defend its members.

"NDC government should bring the regional minister to book. if they bring him to come and bring conflict in the northern region then the conflict will come, Bugri Nabu said. "I hear he has distributed AK47 to his boys in Walewlae to attack our boys... and even in [the] northern region here."

“Do you think that after seeing happened in Walewale, I should wait for another incident to occur," a furious Bugri Nabu said.