They have thus pleaded with the President to for the second time re-nominate Mr. George Kyei Baffour as Municipal Chief Executive for the area.

At a press conference on Wednesday, the leader of the youth group, Effah-Abedi Theophilus, conveyed the youth’s “sincerest apology to the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo through the regional minister and his deputy, and the party executives for any misconduct exhibited by some of the youth.”

“We agree that any booing and hooting by some disgruntled youth against your person or office, indirectly brought the office of the presidency into disrepute.”

The President’s nominee failed to gain the nod of assembly members during the confirmation. This makes Asante Akyem Central the only municipality in the Ashanti Region without a Chief Executive.

The youth have thus pleaded with the President to as a matter of urgency re-nominate Mr.George KyeiBaffour as MCE for the area. They lamented that the absence of an MCE “ has a negative implication on the development of our municipality.”

They have vowed to “heartily embrace, accept and support Mr. George Kyei Baffour as MCE nominee for the second time.

“We know that the president out of his own wisdom and the mandate given him by the Constitution chose the best person for Asante Akyem Central.”

They said “the spirit of factionalism and sectionalism within our fold in our search for an MCE must be consigned to the dustbin, for such predispositions breed the grounds not only for chaos, anarchy but also underdevelopment.”

They have thus asked all assembly members to fully support Mr. Kyei Baffour should their plea be accepted by the President for the development of the area.

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By: Lauretta Timah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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Mr. Kyei-Baffour opined that, President Nana Akufo-Addo should have been bounded by some timelines to nominate MMDCEs.

[contextly_sidebar id=”56aefoQak5BU3he14nhTtsSYWoffvfpr”]MMDCEs are nominated by the President pursuant to Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20(1) of the Local Government Act 1993, Act 462.

“This country is governed within the framework of a constitution and in article 243 (1), the prerogative is granted to the President, but unfortunately for us, we did not attach any timelines to the appointments, more especially when we are in a transition period.”

“When it happened in 2001, it took a longer period. When it happened in 2009, again, it took a longer period,” the analyst noted.

Gov’t missed March 2017 deadline

In March 2017, the government had assured that the appointments of MMDCEs will be made by the end of that month.

This was soon followed by President Akufo-Addo nominating four Metropolitan Chief Executives for Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale, who were approved by their respective assemblies.

They are Iddrisu Musah, also known as Musa Superior, who is headed for the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, a former Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the NPP for Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Anthony K.K Sam, also a former Western Regional Secretary of the NPP for Sekondi/Takoradi, and Osei Assibey Antwi for the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.

However, 212 persons are yet to be nominated for the remaining assemblies a month after the government deadline.

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama disclosed to Citi News that the Akufo-Addo administration had finished the vetting of prospective MMDCEs at the regional level, and was validating them at the national level.

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By: Franklin Badu Jr/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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