During a Sunday church service at the Church of Pentecost in Asante Akyem Asankare, Ashanti region, chaos unfolded involving key members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).The Youth Organizer for the Asante Akyem South constituency, Simon Agyemang, physically assaulted the chairman, Noah Kyei, within the church auditorium.

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This incident occurred as part of a thanksgiving service for MP Kwaku Asante-Boateng's recent victory in the parliamentary primaries.In a visibly angry confrontation, Mr. Agyemang aggressively confronted Mr. Kyei, grabbing him by the neck and physically mishandling him. Other worshippers rushed to Mr. Kyei's aid.

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Although the motive behind the attack remains unclear, there are allegations that the Youth Organizer was dissatisfied with the chairman's handling of the primary held the previous Saturday.Mr. Boateng emerged victorious in the election with 522 votes, representing 61.27% of the total votes cast. His main contender, Bice Osei-Kuffuor, the Managing Director of Ghana Post, secured only 280 votes, representing 32.86% of the total votes

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cast.

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