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President Akufo-Addo has revealed the main reason why the list for the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in his second term of office is not yet out.
President Akufo-Addo in January this year directed all MMDCEs to remain at post until new ones are appointed. This saw South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, dragging the government to court over the continuous stay of MMDCEs in office eight months after a new administration came into office.[ads2]
Many have also asked for the immediate release of the list after eight months since assuming office as President for the second term.
But speaking to Takoradi-based Skyy Power FM as part of his tour to the Western Region, President Akufo-Addo disclosed that the list will be out in the course of this month (September).[ads3]
He said that, “This month of September, all these matters will be resolved… in the course of this month, it will be done. “
On why the list has delayed, President Akufo-Addo said that, “there is the need for broad consultations and that is what I have done. We have set up committees at the regional and national levels to make recommendations for me.”[ads4]
“I have to really make sure the recommendations fit the political purposes of the government and respond to issues of competence, political suitability and all of these things.”
The appointment of MMDCEs is the sole preserve of the President, per Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution.[ads5]
