Politics

Mr Paul Kingsley Aweh Averu, nominated by the President as District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asante-Akim North, has for the second time in 10 days failed to get the approval of the Assembly. He polled 20 votes, a single vote short of the…

Alhaji Limuna Mohammed-Muniru, Upper East Regional Minister, at the weekend asked newly confirmed District Chief Executives(DCEs) to bury their political and ethnic differences and unite the people for development. The Regional Minister…

The Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District Assembly (AEED) at its special meeting on Sunday confirmed the President’s nominee, Mr Peter Light Koomson as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the second term of office. Mr Koomson polled 45 yes…

The endorsement of Mr Daniel Dagba as the Akatsi South District Chief Executive has been differed to Thursday, July 18, 2013. This followed his failure to secure the two-thirds majority of the 38 Member Assembly in the first round of…

Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, witness for the Electoral Commission (EC) in the ongoing Election Petition, on Monday rejected the Mampong Polling Station register, which the petitioners attempted to tender through him. According Dr Afari-Gyan, the…

The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB) Assembly on Sunday approved the nomination of Mr Samuel Adom Botchway for the position of District Chief Executive for the area. He polled 38 votes of the total 45 votes it a special meeting at Breman…

Mr Thomas Dalu, incumbent  District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Kassena-Nankana West District, who was re-nominated by the President, has been rejected by the Assembly. He failed to make the two-thirds mark required for his reinstatement…

Mr Robert Wisdom Cudjoe, has been endorsed for the second time as the Prestea Huni/Valley District Chief Executive (DCE). Out of the 46 assembly members, 44 were present at a special meeting to confirm the President’s nominee. The…

Mr Emmanuel Sky Ganaku, a Chartered Financial Analyst, was confirmed as Adaklu District Chief Executive (DCE) on Friday. He got the approval of 17 members of the assembly, representing 94.4 per cent) in an election supervised by Electoral…

The Assin South District Assembly has for the second time running rejected Madam Sabina Appiah-Kubi, as the District Chief Executive. She needed 22 votes to obtain two-thirds majority to qualify for the position but the 33-member Assembly…