{"id":328358,"date":"2017-06-14T15:57:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=328358"},"modified":"2017-06-14T15:57:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:57:48","slug":"savelugu-mce-assumes-office-amid-heavy-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/savelugu-mce-assumes-office-amid-heavy-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Savelugu MCE assumes office amid heavy security"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Savelugu\/Nantong Municipal Chief Executive, Hajia Ayishetu Seidu has today [Wednesday] been officially inducted into office under heavy security guard.<\/p>\n
A joint task-force from the Regional Security Council and the Municipal Security Committee escorted Hajia Ayishetu to her\u00a0office.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”YD6aRinE6VNq1piCdo4BcKrkK3r5loOK”]This is to enable her assume her lawful civic position as the Savelugu\/Nantong Municipal Chief Executive.<\/p>\n
The decision was arrived at after several hours of deliberations on the political stalemate over protests against her appointment and subsequent confirmation.<\/p>\n
Citifmonline.com<\/strong> checks revealed that, there will be a permanent joint military and police rapid response squad at the precincts of the Municipal Assembly complex.<\/p>\n The Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed and his Deputy, Solomon Boa, were not part of the team that inducted her into office.<\/p>\n The Assembly complex for some time had been under lock and key because core staff were frightened.<\/p>\n It would be recalled that some NPP executives in both the Savelugu and the Nantong constituencies joined forces with some angry party youth in protest against Hajia Ayishetu Seidu\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n