An attempt by the National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress, Hon. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, to disorganise the support base of the government in the Fanteakwa District has hit the rocks as the youth he incited against the government have turned round to apologise.
After storming the streets on July 2, this year, for what they claimed was lack of socio-economic development in their area, the youth of Ehiamankyene, one of the important farming communities in the district, have thrown in the towel.
They apologised to the Fanteakwa District Chief Executive (DCE), Ebenezer Ofoe Caeser, at Begoro, the district capital, last week.
A section of residents interviewed across the district said Mr. Ampofo who is also the MP for the Fanteakwa Constituency, had been telling people in the various electoral areas that the few development projects underway are still being executed by the NDC, even though it is out of power.
He also prided himself on being the brain behind those projects.
At Ehiamankyene, two persons, Samuel Adu Amankwaah and Akuffo Daniel, said a as result of the MP's propaganda, a group calling itself Ehiamankyene Concerned Youth went on a demonstration against the government and the district assembly.
The rationale behind the demonstration, which was staged on July 2, was premised on the allegation that the NPP government was leaving Ehiamankyene out in the distribution of projects because of the people's inclination towards the NDC.
Other towns to which similar messages had been sent included Ahomahomasa, Abuoso, Dadeso, Domenase, Onukudua Police, Besia and Nkamkame.
Reports say the people were so much incensed that the DCE had to rush to the villages in an unscheduled visit.
After Mr. Caesar and his co-ordinating staff had outlined the projects planned for the various area councils and villages, the chiefs and opinion leaders were pleasantly surprised.
They learnt, for instance, that a number of them were to be connected to the national electricity grid.
Very remote areas, such as Bepoase, were to have a six-classroom block each, while Asiadja, Mile 83 and others were to be provided with boreholes.
After the demonstration, the Ehiamankyene youth learnt the truth and quickly went to apologise in a resolution signed by Daniel Delali Mensah, their secretary.
Receiving the resolution, the DCE thanked the youth for not taking the law into their own hands.
He made it clear to them that they demonstrated out of ignorance and they boycotted a meeting he held with their chiefs and their people in Ehiamankyene where their leaders learnt of plans for the area after raising the same sentiments.
He pointed out to them that they missed the opportunity to receive assorted teaching and learning aids for their school under the QUIPS programme with the Ministry of Education because they boycotted a meeting with the official who came from Accra.
He showed a plan where,on getting the area hooked to electricity, power will be tapped from; that is, the next town called Bepoase very soon.
When contacted on phone, Mr. Ampofo denied ever inciting anybody, saying "I have not toured my constituency for some time now, for six months thereabouts."
He recalled that the Ehiamankyere youth wrote a petition, but added that "they castigated all of us. They said they had been neglected by the Fanteakwa Assembly over the years and not just now."
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