The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Constituency Secretary for Ekumfi in the Central Region, Edward Acquah has accused the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Francis Kinsgley Ato Cudjoe, of masterminding vicious attacks on the former Member of Parliament for the area Abeiku Crenstil, in the lead up to the 2016 elections.
According to him, Mr. Ato Cudjoe allegedly sponsored local boys in the area to commit several criminal acts including the ransacking of the home of the former MP [Abeiku Crenstil] and the burning of an NDC car.
He told Kweku Owusu Adjei on Anopa Kasapa that the youth who had earlier attempted an attack on the deputy minister`s life, had confessed on Osagyefo Fm, that Mr. Ato Cudjoe sent them to cause such mayhem by destroying properties belonging to the former.
He added: “Secondly, he hired these boys during the 2016 elections to burn one of our cars, which was given to us by Hon. Abeiku Crentsil and also went to destroy properties at Abeiku Crentsil house, beat several people in the house and made away with some items. They have confessed all these things on Osagyefo Fm this morning”.
Francis Kinsgley Ato Cudjoe who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Ekumfi in the Central region was recently chased out of a function by some irate youth of the area.
In a video that has gone viral on social media, the MP and District Chief Executive for the area were seen being whisked into their cars at Eyisam, the district capital, with a mob chasing after them.
Edward Acquah believes the action by the youth was in reaction to unfulfilled promises made to the people of the area by Mr. Ato Cudjoe ahead of the 2016 elections and partly the attacks he plotted on Abeiku Crenstil as the law of “Kama” catches up with him.
“The law of Kama has been applied, what goes around comes around, so I believe that the promises he made to the boys and failed to honour it, is what has come back to hunt him. He promised to build a secondary school for them within a year but that has still not been done”, Acquah said.
By: Alex Semordzi
