In a recent turn of events, actor and National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, has been captured in a video having a tense exchange with an alleged University of Ghana student executive.
The incident took place during the ongoing limited voter registration exercise on the university campus on an undisclosed day.
Twitter user @CastinBillz shared the footage, claiming, “John Dumelo attacks a Legon student during the ongoing Limited registration exercise. His reason is that the guy prevented him from talking to his girlfriend after her registration.”
However, this account was disputed by another user, @hybrid_4266, who stated, “Hi, this is false info. I was there. The whole thing began on Saturday when an NPP guy, Dacosta, tried to hit an NDC lady because she was arguing with another NPP lady. The police separated them and it calmed down. This same Dacosta guy tried to revive the old flame from Saturday and this video you see is Dumelo’s attempt to retaliate against Dacosta.”
Adding to the narrative, @junior_justice commented, “You claim you will snatch the phone of the MP when you see her taking contacts of students, a student says you cannot do that and boom, man vex.”
User @Kennethadedotun corroborated the story, noting, “I was there, and the narrative is true. That was what happened. As you can hear in the video, he threatened and swore to snatch Honorable Lydia’s phone. The person he attacked was a student executive.”
The upcoming election, set to take place in December 2024, will see Dumelo vying for the Ayawaso West Wuogon seat against his main contender, incumbent MP Lydia Alhassan.
Dumelo, born on February 3, 1984, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, is a well-known actor who entered the political arena in 2019. Despite not winning the seat in the previous election, he has remained a significant figure in Ghanaian politics. Dumelo’s campaign focuses on youth engagement, job creation, and community development.
