The Ekumfi Traditional Council has expressed its displeasure with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, accusing him of intentionally depriving Ekumfi residents of development.
This dissatisfaction stems from the President’s comments suggesting that the people of Ekumfi were denied development because they voted against the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary candidate, Kingsley Ato Cudjoe, in the 2020 elections.
The Council is also demanding scientific data from the president to support his claim that Ato Cudjoe should have been retained by the people of Ekumfi and to justify the alleged denial of development.
Addressing the media in Ekumfi, the Omanhene of Ekumfi Traditional Area, Odeefour Akyin VIII, criticized the President’s remarks, calling them unfortunate.
He emphasized that the people of Ekumfi exercised their democratic rights and should not be punished for their voting choices.
“The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was seen in a viral video after some family of the late President Prof. Atta Mills visited him at the Jubilee House, categorically stating that he has denied the people of Ekumfi the much-needed development because they did not vote for Kingsley Ato Cudjoe, the New Patriotic Party candidate in the 2020 elections.
“There is no provision in the 1992 Constitution which mandates the President to decide who the people of Ekumfi or for that matter any other constituency must vote for. We cannot understand why the President has abandoned all ongoing developmental projects in the constituency, particularly the construction of roads.
“The people of Ekumfi are struggling because they did not vote for his preferred candidate, Kingsley Ato Cudjoe. But I believe that accurate data can justify the President’s claim, and so we need the data,” Odeefour Akyin VIII said.
