Akufo-Addo Statue At Effia Nkwanta Vandalised Again, Suffers Heavy Damage
- The President Akufo-Addo statue at the Effia Nkwanta roundabout in Sekondi-Takoradi has been vandalised again
- The statute has been described as suffering irreparable damage after the incident on the evening of January 12
- Akufo-Addo was criticised after he unveiled the new statue in front of a hospital on November 6, 2024
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The statue of former President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Effia Nkwanta roundabout in Sekondi-Takoradi has been vandalised again.
The statute is described as suffering irreparable damage by 3News after an incident on the evening of January 12.
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3News said top security officials confirmed the incident.
The life-sized bronze statue, unveiled in November 2024 to honour the president, was reportedly vandalised overnight.
Videos from the scene showed the statue’s head severed and lying on the ground. There was also significant damage to the pedestal.
There has been a mixed reaction to the destruction of the statue. "There was no benefit to the statue anyway, so if it’s destroyed, it’s normal," one person said to Citi News.
Some others felt due process needed to be followed if the unpopular statue was to be moved. "I think there should be a proper, civil way to get it removed," one Sekondi-Takoradi resident said.
Some have expressed support for the statue to be reconstructed after its destruction.
"Left to me, the statue should be reconstructed. It did nothing to anyone, and destroying it won't bring any positive change."
The statue was unveiled on November 6, 2024, when then-president Akufo-Addo was on a tour of the Western Region.
At the time, the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, said the statue honoured Akufo-Addo’s regional development initiatives.
Unknown persons first vandalised the statue on December 16, 2024, after the New Patriotic Party lost the 2024 election.
At the time, only the left leg of the statue was damaged and was subsequently repaired.
Police have been investigating that incident but have not made any arrests.
Some members of the National Democratic Congress led in piling widespread criticism of the decision to erect the statue.
Richard Kirk-Mensah, the NDC's Western Region Communications Director, told YEN.com.gh he would work to remove the statue and take it to Kyebi, Akufo-Addo's hometown.
After this incident, he said plans were far advanced for the relocation.
"Why will anybody destroy the statue the very week we want the relocation... I am disappointed."
This incident comes after some assailants stormed the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and destroyed a bust in honour of its executive director, COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah. EOCO staff commissioned the bust in October 2024.
Attacks recorded on state institutions
YEN.com.gh reported that there have been multiple attacks on state institutions as the Mahama administration takes over from the Akufo-Addo administration.
Some suspected NDC supporters stormed the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.
A group also stormed the Volta Aluminum Company Limited company’s premises.
The Director of Human Resources and Administration at Volta Aluminum Company Limited, Kwame Abubakar Essuman, told Citi News that one of the security officers required medical attention.
Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh
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