Michael S.D.

Kodua, a former District Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the 2012 parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ayensuano has vowed to address the illegal sand-winning menace in Ayensuano District if nominated as the District Chief Executive (DCE).

The Ayensuano District has been plagued by illegal sand-winning activities for decades, resulting in extensive farmland degradation and numerous violent clashes between farmers and armed land guards protecting the sand winners.

The most recent incident occurred on January 16, 2025, in Kraboa, where two individuals died and several others sustained gunshot injuries during a confrontation between farmers and land guards.