{"id":313569,"date":"2017-04-24T14:53:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T14:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=313569"},"modified":"2017-04-24T14:53:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T14:53:49","slug":"timelines-for-appointing-mmdces-needed-kyei-baffour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/timelines-for-appointing-mmdces-needed-kyei-baffour\/","title":{"rendered":"Timelines for appointing MMDCEs needed &#8211; Kyei-Baffour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Local Governance analyst, George Kyei-Baffour, says the failure of the President to appoint substantive Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), is having a toll on the administration of the various assemblies.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kyei-Baffour opined that, President Nana Akufo-Addo should have been bounded by some timelines to\u00a0nominate MMDCEs.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;56aefoQak5BU3he14nhTtsSYWoffvfpr&#8221;]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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it happened in 2001, it took a longer period. When it happened in 2009, again, it took a longer period,\u201d the analyst noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gov&#8217;t missed March 2017 deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In March 2017, the government had assured that the appointments of MMDCEs will be made <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/10\/mmdces-to-be-named-by-end-of-march-hajia-alima\/\">by the end<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of that month.<\/p>\n<p>This was soon followed by President Akufo-Addo nominating four Metropolitan Chief Executives for Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale, who were approved by\u00a0their respective assemblies.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Anthony K.K Sam, also a former Western Regional Secretary of the NPP for\u00a0Sekondi\/Takoradi, and Osei Assibey Antwi for the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>However, 212 persons are yet to be nominated for the remaining assemblies a month after the government deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia\u00a0Alima Mahama disclosed to<strong> Citi News<\/strong> that the Akufo-Addo administration had finished the\u00a0vetting of prospective MMDCEs\u00a0at the regional level, and was validating them at the national level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Franklin Badu Jr\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Local Governance analyst, George Kyei-Baffour, says the failure of the President to appoint substantive Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), is having a toll on the administration of the various assemblies. 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