President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reinstated the suspended Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) for the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), Abdul Mumin Issah.
A letter issued and signed by the Minister of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development (MLGDRD), Dan Botwe, said the president decided to reinstate the MCE following a recommendation made by the Western Regional Coordinating Council.
“I wish to inform you that H. E. the President of the Republic in response to recommendations made by the Western Regional Coordinating Council, has given approval for the reinstatement of Mr. Abdul Mumin Issah as the Metropolitan Chief Executive for the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly,” the letter addressed to the Western Regional Minister said.
The statement directed the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah who was the acting MCE, to arrange to hand over the administration of the metropolis to the MCE.
The statement thanked the Western Regional Minister for managing the affairs of the metropolis during the mayor’s suspension period.
Abdul Mumin Issah was suspended in February following his altercation with a police officer, Andrews Sarfo near the Kwesimintsim cemetery Police snap checkpoint in the Western Region for a road traffic offence.
Mr Mumin was later arrested and charged with assault of a public officer, offensive conduct, and disturbing the peace in a public place.
The mayor was subsequently arraigned before court. He pleaded not guilty to all the three charges leveled against him and was granted GH₵100, 000 self-recognizance bail.
