Toilet Facility Donated by Akosua ‘Kozie’ Manu Seemingly Vandalised a Day After Commissioning

• The public toilet donated by Akosua Manu, a former NPP candidate for Adentan, has been vandalised
• Manu said that people purported to be from a state agency were behind the damage to the facility
• In a statement on Facebook, the politician said she was deeply saddened and dismayed by the act

A public toilet donated by the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Adentan, Akosua Manu, at Adjiringanor, has seemingly been vandalised.

Manu, also known as Kozie, said she was deeply saddened by the development on April 23, a day after the facility was commissioned.

On Facebook, she accused individuals claiming to be officials of the Ghana Grid Company of destroying the part of the structure that had her name displayed as the benefactor.

"I’m deeply dismayed and saddened by the sudden demolition of the newly commissioned four-seater toilet facility in Adjiringanor by individuals claiming to be officials of the Ghana GRID Company (GRIDCo) than 24 hours after I officially handed over the facility to the community.

"This facility was constructed in direct response to the urgent sanitation needs of residents who, for years, have lived without access to a decent and hygienic place of convenience. The excitement and relief that greeted its commissioning yesterday have now been cruelly truncated, leaving the community in shock."

She described the incident as an attack both on infrastructure and community development, public health and people's dignity.

"We must not allow impunity to take root where efforts to alleviate suffering are concerned. I remain resolute in delivering, people-centered solutions to the people of Adentan and beyond and will not be deterred by intimidation, sabotage, or acts of bad faith. I urge residents to remain calm as we pursue the appropriate channels to ensure justice is served and the facility is restored."

Recent acts of politically related vandalism

Angry National Democratic Congress supporters in Ashaiman stormed the office of constituency chairman, Shaddad Umar Jallo, in protest.

They burned tyres and vandalised his office as part of the protest on January 7.

The statue of former President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Effia Nkwanta roundabout in Sekondi-Takoradi was vandalised again on January 12

The statue was described as having suffered irreparable damage after the incident, as reported by 3News.

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.

On January 7, some assailants stormed the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and destroyed a bust in honour of its then-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 were multiple attacks on state institutions after the Mahama administration took over from the Akufo-Addo administration.

Suspected NDC supporters stormed the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly on January 8, 2024, and another stormed a Volta Aluminium Company building.

The Director of Human Resources and Administration, Kwame Abubakar Essuman, told Citi News that one of the security officers required medical attention.

Source: YEN.com.gh