NPP’s Ashanti Regional head office faces eviction over rent arrears

The Ashanti Regional office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) faces possible eviction over an allegation of three years rent arrears by the landlady.

The landlady and a man believed to be her son, on Friday stormed the office interrupting an on-going meeting by the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) to drive home her demands.

The TESCON members were forced to call off their meeting and move to a nearby place.

Speaking to the media, Emmanueal Yankson, the supposed son of the landlady said a five-year agreement which took effect in 2014 between the two parties was overdue. According to him, rent amounting to ¢36,000 is currently in arrears.

He stated that his elder brother rented out the facility to the NPP for ¢1000 every month for five years.

"Both  parties agreed  to renegotiate after every two years but such has never happened in more than 8 years." He said.

Meanwhile the leadership of the NPP in the Ashanti region is said to hold an emergency meeting with the landlady to address the issue.

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