The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South West, Abubakar Sedik, has died after a short illness.
Mr Sedik died on Sunday, September 20, after returning to Mankranso from a stakeholder engagement meeting involving leaders of trader groups and the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, on the completion of the Kejetia Phase Two project in Kumasi.
According to reports, the DCE complained of body pains after returning from the meeting and was subsequently rushed to the hospital, where he died.
Before his appointment as DCE for Ahafo Ano South West, Mr Sedik served as the parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 elections.
He was among the candidates who challenged the parliamentary election results in court after the NDC maintained that it had won the election, despite the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Elvis Dapaah, being declared the winner.
Mr Sedik was recently in the news after some NPP members accused him of spearheading an attempted demolition of a school facility at Mankranso to pave the way for the construction of a 24-hour economy market.
Meanwhile, NDC supporters and some residents have gathered at the party’s office in Mankranso following news of his death.
The gathering has attracted mourners and party supporters, with the news of Mr Sedik’s death generating grief among members of the community and the NDC.
