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Bugri Naabu attacks gender minister over "illegal meeting"

Mr Nabu organised some women in the region to disrupt the meeting over fears the gender minister, who is also the NPP Women's organiser, was inciting women organisers in the region to reject the president's nominee for the School Feeding Coordinator in the region.

The Northern Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Daniel Bugri Naabu, has disrupted a meeting organised by the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Afisa Otiko Djaba, saying it was "illegal."

Mr Naabu organised some women in the region to disrupt the meeting over fears the gender minister, who is also the NPP Women's organiser, was inciting women organisers in the region to reject the president's nominee for the School Feeding Coordinator in the region.

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According to Mr Naabu, Ms Djaba held the meeting without his knowledge and the regional executives of the party.

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The situation at the Modern City Hotel, where the meeting was in session, got hysterical and armed police and military personnel were called to calm down tensions.

"The meeting is illegal. The minister has no right to come to the region and call a meeting without first and foremost asking the regional authority to do that," Mr Naabu said.

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"Even the President, he will not do such a thing."

He continued: "With respect to the school feeding, the president has nominated Madam Felicia [Tetteh]. Nobody can change that and nobody can challenge it. You can't challenge the President."

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