More than seven in 10 Ghanaians (76%) favour the election of MMDCEs, a survey by the Centre for Democratic Governance has found. “Only 20% want them to be appointed by the President,” the findings said. It noted that while over two-thirds of the respondents (71%) say they prefer MMDCEs elected on nonpartisan election format similar to that used in local …
Director of Communications of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has condemned the destruction of belonging to his party by some person believed to be members of the NPP following the announcement of the list of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). He explained that nomination of persons for the position of MMDCEs is not a partisan political …
The spontaneous disturbances that have characterized pronouncements of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in parts of the country, are absent in the Sunyani and Sunyani West Municipalities. There is relative calm in the two municipalities, as the majority of the supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the constituencies endorsed the President’s nominees. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the weekend …
The Economic Fighters League has criticized the Akufo-Addo administration for nominating few women for the position of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). The group said in a statement that they have noted with profound disappointment the wide gender disparity in the list of MMDCE nominees released by the President. “Per Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution, the …
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appealed to the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives to take the upcoming referendum for the election of MMDCEs seriously. He said that government cannot afford to fail in delivering on the campaign promise it made to the Ghanaian populace since that is critical for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 general elections. The …
The Government recognizes the unique role Assembly Members play in the decentralization process and would continue to resource them to deliver, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nzema East, Mr.Frank Okpenyen said on Sunday. He, therefore, charged Assembly Members not to relent in their efforts to fast-track development in their various communities. Mr. Okpenyen stated this when he presented 40 motorbikes …
Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated that the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) will eliminate the problem of Winner-Takes-All politics in Ghana. Winner-Takes-All is an electoral system in which, a single political party can elect every office within a given district or jurisdiction. It is in contrast with proportional representation, …
Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, the General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared that provisions in the 1992 Constitution which bar political parties from participating in District Assemblies Elections were now obsolete. He said having operated the 1992 Constitution for more than a quarter of a century, it was clear that they needed to take a second look at …
Six political parties at the end of a Multi-Stakeholder Conference organised by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference have accepted in principle the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). The representatives of the six political parties who made the disclosure in their submissions on Friday in Accra include Mr Freddie Blay, Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP); …
