President Akufo-Addo has released the list of 260 nominees who when approved by their assemblies will fill the vacant positions of Chief Executives in the various Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) across the country.
Minister for Local Government Decentralization and Rural Development, Dan Botwe who made the announcement at the Ministers Press Briefing organized by the Ministry of Information on Sunday September 19, 2021, said the list had been thoroughly vetted and that all the people who made it are competent to represent the President at the local level.
He asked Ghanaians to accept the list in good faith and abstain from violence, should their preferred candidate not be selected.
MMDCEs are appointed by the President with not less than two-thirds of the Assembly present and voting in the meeting as stipulated by Article 243 of the 1992 Constitution.
When approved, they will provide political and administrative leadership in the country’s local government architecture.
This the newly appointed MMDCEs were urged to bring onboard their expertise and work hard at transform local governance.
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