President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo has nominated new Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) for four Assemblies in the Volta Region barely three days after the previous Executives were axed from office.
They include Prosper Pi-Banfoh for the Ho Municipal Assembly, Ernest Quist, Kpando Municipal Assembly, Etornam James Flolu, Afadzato South District Assembly and Amenya Kwaku John, Agotime Ziope District Assembly.
The nomination is in accordance with article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution and section 20 (1) of the Local Governance Act, Act 936.
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, in a statement signed and issued in Accra yesterday, directed the Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa to liaise with the regional Electoral Commission to conduct the confirmation process of the nominated Chief Executives.
The nominees are expected to secure at least two-thirds of valid votes cast by assembly members to get the nod to lead the assembly.
On Monday, September 23, 2019, four MDCEs in the Volta Region; John Nelson Akorli, Ho MCE, Elvis Djampoh, Kpando MCE, David Dickson Dzopke, DCE for Agotime-Ziope and Wisdom Semanu Seneadzah Esq, Afadzato South DCE, were reportedly fired from office.
The move is said to be part of a government shake-up, particularly at the local government and ministerial levels.
According to sources at
the Ministry for Local Government and Rural Development, the affected MDCEs
were notified about their dismissals via a letter from the Sector Minister,
Hajia Mahama, through the Volta Regional Minister, Dr Letsa last week.
Three of them were reported to have received their letters as of Saturday,
September 21, 2019 while Dickson Dzokpe, DCE for Agotime-Ziope is yet to
receive his letter.
A source at the Volta Regional Coordinating Council says Mr Dzokpe was expected
to be served his letter on Monday September 23, 2019.
The affected Chief Executives have allegedly been shocked by the letters, although political watchers in the region believe the action was long overdue.
BY ABIGAIL ANNOH
