Slain Member of Parliament(MP) for Mfantseman Constituency in the Central Region, Ekow Quansah Hayford was also the Chief Executive Officer of Apam FC football club.

The MP was shot twice and killed by unknown assailants in the wee hours of Friday 9th October, 2020 on the Abeadze Dominase – Abeadze Duadzi – Mankessim Road on his return from campaign ahead of the 2020 elections.

Five persons were said to be in the MP's vehicles but the assailants specifically asked about the MP and shot him twice killing him instantly while his driver whose name has been given as Issah was wounded.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday 9th October, 2020.

They fled the scene immediately after carrying out the dastardly act.

Meanwhile the body of the murdered MP was first sent to the Saltpond Government Hospital but has been moved to the Cape Coast Government morgue.