The former District Chief Executive(DCE) for Ahafo Ano South in the Ashanti region, Gabriel Barima has been renominated by President John Dramani Mahama.<\/p>\n
This was revealed \u00a0in a Press Statement<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0issued by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”8KlFm2zfKciUNB2FQ3i5o4sfvUaqJg7T”]Gabriel Barima was dismissed after he angrily chided health workers in his district for a comment made by an unidentified person.<\/p>\n Mr. Barima, after telling the workers off, stormed out of a durbar, which was attended by some chiefs in the area.<\/p>\n A video recording of the incident went viral, igniting national outrage with many describing his actions as disrespectful.<\/p>\n He was later investigated by the government and pardoned but was subsequently sacked after he\u00a0asked for royalties for popularizing \u2018tweaa.\u2019<\/p>\n There have been calls for the former DCE to be reinstated by some residents in his district, who described his punishment as harsh.<\/p>\n A local government analyst, George Kyei Baffour in August, for instance said the reinstatement of the Ahafo-Ano South District Chief Executive (DCE), will enhance good governance.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n \u201c\u2026if the President has gone back after having been fed with the accurate information, I believe that it is in the right direction,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Other DCEs appointed by President Mahama to serve for another term include Hon. Isah Zakariah who was appointed as DCE for Yendi Municipal Assembly, and Mr. Mohammed Dramani ; DCE for Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Assembly .<\/p>\n Watch the controversial video below<\/strong><\/p>\n