The New Force Movement has suspended a bodyguard assigned to its 2024 presidential candidate, , following a viral video showing the bodyguard physically assaulting a man during a funeral event in Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region.
The individual, identified by the party as Andy Acheampong, popularly known as "Seven", was captured in the video delivering multiple punches to a man who was reportedly trying to approach the presidential hopeful during the burial rites of the late Mamponghene and Krontihene of Asanteman, Daasebre Osei Bonsu II, on June 7, 2025.
In a press statement signed by Charles Yomekpe, General Secretary of the New Force Movement on June 8, 2025, the party described the incident as "regrettable" and confirmed that Acheampong had been suspended from all duties pending the outcome of an internal investigation. "As widely seen in a circulating video, Mr.
Acheampong was captured using unjustifiable force against a supporter who was attempting to approach and speak with our presidential candidate," the statement read.
