Fourteen Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) have fully been endorsed in the Ashanti Region by their various Assemblies.
The nominees had 100 percent approval to fill the MMDCE position in the Region.
The confirmations are in line with the 21-day deadline for the exercise to be conducted nationwide.
That notwithstanding, the assemblies are mandated to either confirm or reject the nominees in their respective jurisdictions based on votes of members present at their meetings as the 1992 Constitution stipulates in Article 243 (1).
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.”
Taking this into consideration, the following MMDCEs were approved and sworn-in after polling 100% votes cast by the Assembly members.
The nominees include; Faustina Amissah, Obuasi East; Nii Lantey Ollenu, Amansie West; Rebecca Yeboah, Atwima Nwanbiagya; Akwannuasah Gyimah, Asokwa; Prince Karikari, Atwima Kwanwoma.
Others are; Catherine Reckling, Sekyere South; Joseph Kwasi Asuming, Bosomtwe; Alexander Frimpong, Asante Akim South; Eric Kwaku Kusi, Adansi North and Abraham Kwame Antwi, Oforikrom.
The rest are; Robert Kwakye, Asante Akim Central; Isaac Kofi Marfo, Atwima Mponua; Francis K. Ankomah, Adansi South and Richmond Agyemin Boateng of Kwadaso.
Meanwhile, Andrew Adu-Boahen, Adansi Asokwa; Clement Opoku-Gyamfi, Amansei South; Yaw Danso, Bosome Freho; and Kingsley Owusu-Appiah of Offinso municipal have also been approved but did not accumulate the 100% votes achieved by the aforementioned.
However, Michael Awuku Amoah and David A. Asare of Atwima Nwanbiagya South and Offinso South respectively are yet to be confirmed at the time of filing this report.
About the nominations
The Minister for Local Government, Dan Botwe on Sunday, September 19, 2021 announced the list of President Akufo-Addo’s nominees to fill the 260 Metropolitan Municipal and District Assembles (MMDCEs).
Of the 260, 125 are MMDCEs who were already in office and were put forward to be retained while 135 were new entrants.
In terms of gender distribution, 222 were males and 38 were females on the list.
