The Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, Mr Collins Dauda, has been granted bail following his arrest for his alleged involvement in disturbances at a registration centre on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

According to a statement by the police over the weekend, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP was detained in connection with a recent disturbance during the limited voter registration exercise in Kukuom, Ahafo Region, where one individual was injured and hospitalised.

However, Mr Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the NDC, has told the media that the legislator was granted instant bail and emphasised that Mr Dauda had committed no crime.

"He was immediately granted bail”, Mr Gyamfi told Accra-based Citi FM, adding: “And, so, he is currently on bail. And the police say that they are conducting their investigation, so, he will hear from them”.

“At no point was the Honorable Collins Dauda present at the scene," Mr Gyamfi insisted.

Mr Gyamfi further condemned the arrest and urged the police to focus their efforts on apprehending the true perpetrators of the disturbance.

"So, we condemn what the police did and we are calling on them to focus on arresting the real perpetrators of that chaos, of those criminal actions”.

“The NPP hoodlums and bandits were led by a known NPP bandit called Anointing. He is a notorious guy in the area, everybody knows him, the police know him, they know where he lives. They should focus on arresting and prosecuting those hoodlums who went to the voting centre to harass, intimidate, and brutalise innocent citizens."