03/09/2025
Ada Youth Defends Naana Adiki:
Rejects Divisive Agenda
2nd September 2025
Statement by the Ada Concerned Youth
Council
The Ada Concerned Youth Council has observed
with disgust the reckless statement issued by a
group calling themselves the “Concerned Youth of Sege,” attacking Electrochem Ghana Limited and shamelessly dragging Naana Adiki I into their propaganda. We condemn this in the strongest possible terms.
Their statement, full of insults, empty threats, and manufactured grievances, is nothing but a cover-up for the destructive agenda of their Member of Parliament, Hon. Daniel Kessi Bessey.
Let us set the record straight. On the 4th of December, 2024, just days before the general
election, Daniel Kissi Bessey, then a candidate, was recorded at Bornikope openly declaring
that when elected, he would “lead the fight to recover the Songor Lagoon for the people of
Ada.” That reckless promise was not mere campaign talk. It was a direct incitement.
Following his victory, what happened? Attacks on Electrochem Ghana Limited, looting of
equipment, and deliberate attempts to destabilize operations at the Songor Lagoon. These facts cannot be denied.
For the so-called “Concerned Youth of Sege” to now claim that the agitation is natural
frustration and not the handiwork of their MP is shameful. Everyone in Ada knows that Daniel Kessi Bessey has been at the forefront of fanning division, opposing development, and
fighting against a legitimate company that holds the lease to redevelop the Songor Lagoon for
mutual benefit. His destructive actions already earned him disgrace: fines from the Ada
Traditional Council and exclusion from the 88th Asafotufiami festival. That is the record of
their MP.
Dragging Naana Adiki I into this is the lowest point of their desperation. For years, Naana
Adiki I has stood tall as a strong voice for peace, unity, and development in Ada. She has
worked tirelessly for progress and continues to be respected across Ada and beyond. To try
and smear her reputation with baseless accusations because she refuses to bend to cheap politics is a failed attempt. The people of Ada know her contribution and will not allow her
name to be soiled by a group of political errand boys.
We want to make it clear: these “Concerned Youth of Sege” are not the voice of Ada. They
are a rented crowd, dancing to the selfish political agenda of their MP. They do not represent the youth of Ada, and they cannot intimidate the true voices of progress.
The Songor Lagoon is not a playground for petty politics. The people of Ada want jobs,
opportunities, and development, not chaos and propaganda. Electrochem Ghana Limited,
with its lease and investment, is delivering that transformation. We will not allow an MP who
thrives on confusion and his hired youth to drag Ada backward.
Enough is enough. The hypocrisy must stop. Ada will not sit idle while selfish politicians use
the Songor Lagoon as bait for their ambitions.
This is the position of the Ada Concerned Youth Council, and we will resist every attempt
to destabilize our community through lies, propaganda, and reckless politics.
Signed:
Ada Concerned Youth Council
