Derrick Asifi Ohene Bekoe
Concerned Youth of Adeiso in the Upper West Akim constituency of the Eastern Region are up in arms against their District Chief Executive (DCE), Derrick Asifi Ohene Bekoe, calling on President John Mahama to remove him from office.
According to the group, Mr Bekoe, who doubles as the NDC parliamentary candidate in the constituency, allegedly withdrew an amount of GH¢20,000 from Disability Account to boost his campaign.
They accused him of engaging in financial malpractices and embezzling the assembly funds.
The irate youth threatened to lock his office if the president fails to address their grievances.
The Adeiso DCE last year was removed from office due to some corruption allegations leveled against him, but some party gurus pleaded on his behalf which led to his reinstatement.
President of Concerned Youth of Adeiso, Delawrence Ismaila, addressing a press conference on Tuesday, noted that the DCE had succeeded in planting informants among the assembly staff who misinform him about issues at sub-committee meetings which has created bad blood between him and those staff.
Delawerance Ismalia stated that the DCE had connived with the sand winners to degrade the environment which led to erosion at several areas in the district, adding that when the Environmental Health Officer and the area Police Commander confronted him, it virtually turned into bloodbath.
Our DCE recently incurred the wrath of some members who operate Chinese game and a taskforce was set up to seize those equipment since they don’t have any permits governing their activities. The DCE allegedly went to collect GH¢500 from each of them and left them off the hook,’’ he posited.
He further stated that the district has no hospital which forces people to carry patients to either Nsawam or Asamankese for treatment while some other die on their way.
The youth leader indicated that many of the projects earmarked by the assembly including the District Police command bungalow, re-surfacing of Adesio lorry station, renovation works on the assembly staff washrooms, Abamkrom Mechanical Water Project, among others, had been abandoned due to the misapplication of funds by the contractors.
The group revealed that the Derrick Assifo Bekoe has frosty relationship with some assembly staff, chiefs, police commander and some community members.
DAILY GUIDE’s attempts to speak to the DCE for his reaction as at press time prove futile.
From Daniel Bampoe, Adeiso