Cape Coast: Chief Vents Anger On Fishmongers For Turning His Community Smelly With Locally Dried Fish 'Momonie'

           Nana Kwame Edu Ababio ll

Nana Kwame Edu Ababio ll, Chief of Ekon a suburb of the Cape Coast South constituency in the Central Region has categorically stressed never to entertain the unscrupulous display of locally dried fish, widely known as 'momonie' by fismongers in his community.

The newly crowned Chief said this on Saturday 17th September at the durbar grounds of the community's Apayem Festival dubbed "Let's Raise And Build."

The fishing community which saw its Chief witness his first ever Apayem Festival upon his ascension on the throne just this year, having seen its festival hugely celebrated after years of suspension had reputable personalities like Hon. Kweku Rickkets Hagan, Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape Coast South constituency, Hon. Ernest Arthur, the Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. John Sam, CEO for Phastor Group of Companies and Madam Sarah Afful, the Central Regional Youth Employment Agency (YEA) boss all trooping in to the Ekon Community Grounds to grace the occasion.

Speaking at the festival, Nana Kwame Edu Ababio ll said; "One thing I've released upon ascending the throne is that, we the people of Ekon are ignorantly the ones destroying our environment. What one is usually welcomed with upon entering this community is momonie, as our seashores have practically been turned into a dumping site for wastes. It's at this seashores where people mostly go to ease-off themselves, as others have equally resorted to the weaning of sand at this same seashore."

"On today's festival, I admonish everyone gathered here to desist from such act becasue whosoever that will be caught dumping rubbish or easing himself at the seashore will be handed over to the police," he told Rainbow Radio reporter Eric Annan.

"To you fishmongers (momonie sellers), we don't need you where you're again, go scrap off all your structures, gather your belongings and leave there or else l will employ the services of the youth to come there and do justice to that after today," he notified.

Nana Kwame Edu Ababio ll addressing his people at the festival grounds

The Chief then took to the opportunity to appeal to dignitaries gathered at the durbar grounds, most especially to the MP and MCE to help him get a market and hospital for his community in other not to always resort to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital for medical care.

He then also requested of them to help him get a sea defence for his community, as he describes a heavy sea waves from neighboring communities which has already seen this sea defence established at its seashores some months ago destroyed houses of some of his people. Adding that more than 300 individuals have so far been displaced due to this gagantic sea waves.

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