Residents of Ankaase in the Atiwa East Municipality of the Eastern Region have boycotted the District Level elections held on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
The residents indicated that no development work has taken place in the area for the past seven years.
Corroborating the claims made by the residents, the chief of Ankaase, Barimah Ansah Sasraku Ofram II said, he is in support of the locals because Asaman, Ankaase and Mampong cannot have one Assembly member.
According to him, there have been several approaches to the Municipal Assembly, District and Regional Electoral Commission to create electoral areas in those communities but all to no avail.
“We have sent letters to the MCE, the Electoral Commission both District and Regional authorities and yet not a single response.
Despite repeated requests made to the local and regional authorities concerning our plea to have electoral areas in Ankaase and other communities to have representatives for the area, not a single attempt from them. Due to that those areas lack basic amenities. We have decided not to vote anymore if our request is still not accepted.” The Chief of the area said
He added “We have over 4,000 registered voters but we won’t vote anymore not just the Assembly members election but any election that comes on our way both parliamentary and presidential elections”
Communities, according to Barimah Ansah Sasraku Ofram II Ankaase, lack a lot of development, including roads and street lights.
