Seven communities under the Krachi West Municipality have petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) and other government machinery to change their current status to the jurisdiction of Krachi East. Okuma, Adakope, Debume, Bator-kope, Koka-kope, Yaw Gyengyen-Akura and Kojo-Akua, predominantly fishing communities with a population of over 3,000 people want to be under the Krachi East Municipality.