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The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Kwame Baah Mensah, was forcibly evicted from his office by a group of unknown individuals on Thursday morning.
Sources from Luv FM reported that thugs linked to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stormed the NSA office at Baba Yara Stadium, locking all offices except that of the NSA Administrator.
The heavily built men demanded that Baah Mensah vacate his office and hand over the keys to both his office and official car.
Officers from the Asokwa police, led by ASP Kofi Aboagye, intervened to control the situation, allowing the Regional Director to leave the premises safely.
Workers cheer thugs on
However, events took an unexpected turn when a large number of NSA staff in the Ashanti Region appeared to support the actions of the thugs, according to a report by myjonline.com.
The same report detailed how many were seen celebrating and cheering as Baah Mensah was escorted out of the building. The staff accused him of various misconducts, including unfair promotions, victimisation, poor working relations, corruption, and the failure to pay allowances to casual workers for the past four months.
After discussions with the police, the group of thugs, who had grown in number, eventually left the premises.
The police assisted Baah Mensah in packing his personal belongings into a vehicle. The staff even refused to allow him to take bottles of water from his office, insisting the water had been purchased with NSA funds.
In a rather dramatic scene, Baah Mensah was booed by the staff before being escorted into a private vehicle. The reported concluded that some workers cheered as he left, with some of them hurling insults at him as he departed.