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President John Dramani Mahama revokes appointments of MMDCEs
President John Dramani Mahama has revoked the appointments of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives across the country.
In a statement from the Presidency signed by the secretary to the President, Dr.Calistus Mahama, this is
In accordance with the powers vested in H.E. John Mahama under the provisions of the Local
Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936 ) as amended by the Local Governance (Amendment) Act,
2017, (Act 940).
He added that ” the following appointments have been revoked effective today:
Chief Executives of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies.
Assembly Members appointed pursuant to the relevant sections of the Act.”
The President directed that in the interim, the respective Coordinating Directors of the various MMDAs are to assume responsibility as acting Chief Executives until substantive appointments are duly made.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Statement below
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Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has appealed to the rank and file of the party to rally behind him as he prepares to lead the party in the 2028 elections.
Addressing delegates in Sene East during his campaign tour, he highlighted key contributions to the party.
He revealed that at the behest of former president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, he left his job at the Bank of Ghana to work for the NPP.
According to him, many asked him to rescind the decision. However, because of his loyalty to the party, he resigned from the bank to be their running mate.
He added that at the African Development Bank, he resigned in 2012 just to serve the party at the highest level.
“I defended the party in 2012. We lost, but I stayed in Ghana to put pressure on John Dramani Mahama and the NDC,” he added.
He is therefore urging the party to choose continuity and to back his leadership.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has defended his party’s actions to hold members of the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government accountable for their stewardship.
He said the NDC was committed to ensuring that public officials who misused state resources were made to answer for their actions.
According to him, this is part of efforts to protect the nation’s resources and restore discipline in governance.
Mr. Asiedu Nketiah explained that the NPP should rather commend the NDC for its commitment to accountability.
“The NPP must commend the NDC for holding the previous government accountable. We will not waste the nation’s resources,” he said.
He argued that if some members of the NPP were being investigated or arrested, it was only because they were the ones in power when alleged acts of mismanagement occurred.
“Some are saying we are arresting them because they are NPP. And why not? Was it not NPP that was in government? So if we are holding people accountable, should we go and arrest PNC or CPP people?” he questioned.
Mr. Asiedu Nketiah also referred to comments made by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP’s aspiring flag bearer, who reportedly admitted that the NPP had made mistakes while in office.
He said such admissions justified the NDC’s efforts to correct the wrongs committed by the previous administration.
He urged Ghanaians to support the NDC’s accountability drive, stressing that the party’s actions were in the interest of the country and not politically motivated.
By: Jacob Aggrey
