The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has revealed that the party is yet to receive a formal report regarding the alleged assault on Citi FM/Citi TV’s Northern Regional correspondent, Mohammed Alabira, during the recent Parliamentary primary in Yendi, Northern region.

The incident, reportedly involving the Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama, took place as Alabira covered disruptions at the NPP’s parliamentary primary in Yendi. The violence erupted during the vote counting at Yendi Senior High School, the designated election venue.

Accusations surfaced from NPP delegates claiming that an Electoral Commission official had manipulated the ballots of Farouk Aliu Mahama’s opponents, specifically Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah.

Speaking on Eyewitness News on Monday, January 29, Mr Kodua Frimpong highlighted that, at present, no formal report had reached him. He stressed that the party would take appropriate action once a report is received.

“Well, as of now, I’ve not received any report of that nature, and if indeed it happened, then it would have been an unfortunate incident, and the party would look at it. NPP is a party that would never support any act that seeks to undermine and attack the integrity of journalists in this country.

“Let’s assume it’s an allegation, but once it comes before us and [we're] able to ascertain that indeed this is what happened, the party will take extra harsh time on it.”

Responding to inquiries about his awareness of the incident, Frimpong stated, “Well, I have not. You might not expect that I’ll know everything that is happening. From Saturday, as General Secretary, I’ve been overburdened with several issues, and just today I was at Manhyia, so it is possible that I might not have heard it, and I’ve told you that I’ve not, and I’ve even made a position that if it happened, it would have been an unfortunate incident.”