The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly in the Central Region, has rejected President Akufo-Addo’s Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) nominee for the area.
Ernest Arthur was part of 22 names Nana Akufo-Addo presented as his chosen representatives in the Central Region’s assemblies for approval per the stipulations of Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution.
It reads: “There shall be a District Chief Executive for every district who shall be appointed by the President with the prior approval of not less than two-thirds majority of members of the Assembly present and voting at the meeting.”
In respect of the above, the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, having cast their ballot with 65 votes of members present out of 68 members in total for the assembly, saw Ernest Arthur garnering 34 votes– 9 votes short to pass for MCE.
The assembly consequently declared him rejected.
Below is the declaration sheet issued by the assembly, signed by both the Presiding officer and the Coordinating Director:
In a related development, the nominee for Okere in the Eastern Region, Daniel Nana Addo Kenneth, garnered 100% endorsement from the Assembly.
Mr. Addo polled 30 votes out of the 30 assembly members who participated in the polls on Monday, September, 28, 2021.
The incumbent reportedly secured similar votes from the assembly in 2017.
