Hundreds of residents at Krobo Odumase in the Eastern region have welcomed the Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to the area with a demonstration.
The angry residents are protesting comments by staunch NPP member Samuel Atta Akyea that Akyem instead of Somanya was the best place to build the region’s first public university.
The Abuakwa South MP made the comments earlier this year while speaking on an Accra-based radio station, arguing that by the sheer number of residents in the Akyem area, the university should have been in Akyem.
“If you measure the population strength of Somanya as against Akyem Abuakwa and the biggest paramountcy in the Eastern Region, logic alone should inform everybody that the best place to site a university for the Eastern region should be in Abuakwa South, my constituency, and probably you partner with the Okyehene and have the university,”Mr. Atta Akyea stated.
The people of Krobo who were offended by the comments demanded an apology from the NPP MP.
Welcoming the NPP flagbearer to Krobo-Odumase Tuesday, the protesters demanded that Akufo-Addo renders an unqualified apology to them over the comment describing it as disrespectful and demeaning, Starr FM's Eastern regional correspondent reported.
The NPP presidential candidate is in the region as part of a four-day campaign tour ahead of the December polls.
Source: starrfm
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u ple shd be mindful at the way u jump to conclusion and attack one part. the insults are unwarranted and u all must be ashamed of ur blockheads. is it everyone in the place that participated in the debate? u know the area has been bewitched by the ndc soo much that my ple can not think of any other party except the ndc but that does not mean that everyone is an ndc or supports the ndc and i am one of the ple against the ndc. i feel very ashamed when other ple insult all of us just because a group of ple hold opposite views to them. this is clearly an ndc led demonstration and u shd know that. i personally condemned the demonstration bcos i dont see anything wrong with what Atta Akyea said. he is only looking for the best for his ple. what about our own ple in parliament? what do they go there to do? clean the offices of other mps? cant they talk for the ple in the area? believe me if the ndc has another choice of site for the university they wouldnt have brought it to somanya bcos our MPs can not talk and that is what we shd be demonstrating against. we shd rather hold our MPs accountable if the site for the university is taking from our land. is all about making simple arguments in parliament but these lazy MPs in the area only go about chasing other ple's wifes. in as much as i do not agree with the demonstrators i also do not agree with those insulting all krobos just bcos of those ndc f00uuls. in spite of all the insults i am still for change and i am for Nana. like they say two wrongs can not be right
BIG BOYE OR WHAT YOU CALL YOURSELF,YOUR MOTHER OKAY,TO CALL KROBO'S HOLLOW MINDED PEOPLE.I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE YOU HUH.FOR INSULTING KROBO'S,YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR GENERATION WILL SUFFER.YOU THINK BELONGING TO NPP MAKES YOU A BETTER PERSON,THEN AM TELLING YOU,YOU ARE A CHAFFFFF.YOUR FATHER WHO DOESN'T KNOW YOUR MOTHER CHOP ANOTHER MAN BEFORE GIVING BIRTH TO YOUUUU.
Well my people I think your concerns are right but at a wrong time. There is no bad blood between Krobos and Akyems and let not try to create it. They are our brothers. Let's just support our brother Nana Addo to win this election. I believe he will never forget us and will not change the university location to any other place. Those insulting Krobos should desist from that act. Let's accommodate others view. surely Nana will come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Krobo odumase people demonstrate against those who are stealing your money and curtailing your development rather this petty stuff.wake up people.vote for change.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE. IT IS NEVER OUR TRADITION TO WELCOME OUR LEADERS THIS WAY. IF POLITICIANS WILL ALWAYS INCITE PEOPLE AGAINST OPPONENTS, ONE DAY, THE HENS WILL COME HOME TO ROOST. THIS PICK AND CHOOSE: AWUTU SENYA NPP CANDIDATE HAS SAID THIS SO PEOPLE ARE ORGANISED AGAINST HIM, KENNEDY ADJEPONG HAS SAID THIS, SO PEOPLE ARE INCITED TO GET INTO THE STREETS IS NOT OUR CULTURE. WHEN WE USE MONEY TO PUSH PEOPLE THIS WAY,MIND YOU NO NPP SUPPORTER WILL CHANGE THE MIND BECAUSE OF THIS.IT IS OUTMODED. GHANAIANS ARE THINKING OF BETTER THINGS.
The topic should have been NDC supporters and not Krobo Odumase people.
IT WILL NOT WORK, ATTA AKYEA NEVER SAID THAT, IF THE NDC IN KROBO ODUMASE FEELS LIKE DEMO THAT SHOULD DO SO AND STOP THIS PITY LIES AND ACCUSATIONS .
Where is Atta Akyea lobby skills in this. You wait for a site to be chosen before you go out to state your opposition with such a lousy explanation. He taught this Eastern university was not going happen. Otherwise he would have lobbied quietly. They said the same thing for Komenda Sugar Factory and Atuabo Free Port.
Nkurasefo! This goes to those demonstrators and not all krobos. You'll remain what you are forever! You should rather tell us why you deserve to have the university. Atta Akyea has explained his reasons, just explain yours and stop making empty noise. You should grow up!
Inconclusive reportage - What did Akufo Addo say about the demonstration, even if he did not comment you should have said it. this story is inconclusive