Members of the Kassena-Nankana West District Assembly yesterday failed to confirm, Clement Dandori, the President’s nominee for the position of District Chief Executive.
At a special Assembly Meeting held at Paga involving 62 elected and appointed assembly members, confirmation of the nominee was done through sacred ballot supervised by officials of the EC.
At the end of voting, Mr Dandori failed in his bid to get two thirds of the total votes cast.
He polled 34 votes whiles 28 voted against his candidature. Re-election has been scheduled within the next ten days as required by law.
In a brief remark, the Upper East Regional Minister, Rockson Bukari who represented as the guest speaker said though he was disappointed by the outcome of the poll, members still have the chance to honour the president by giving him an overwhelming endorsement at the next meeting.
He then asked them to put aside all differences and consider giving him the nod to enable the district move towards the path of speedy development.
Mr Rockson said there is no pride in declaring the district and the region poor, therefore what was important was for the people to remain united and channel their energies to fighting the common enemy which is poverty, hunger, deprivation and diseases.
Earlier, the assembly also failed its bid to elect a Presiding Member, PM, for the house.
Per the amendment of model standing orders for MMDAs, the election of a PM becomes highly necessary where an assembly is unable to elect one by simple majority of the members present and voting to preside over the assembly for the duration of the sitting only.
This is enshrined under article 244 (2) of the constitution, and section 17 (3) of the Local Government Act, Act 462 OF 1993.
The contest was between Abagaali Solomon and Sulemana Kokugujei.
At the end of voting, Hon Sulemana had 33 votes as against 29 to beat his opponent but failed to attain the required two third votes.
At the Kassena-Nankana Municipal Assembly, Mr Joseph Adongo, Assembly member for Naaga Electoral Area, was elected PM after clinching 36 votes in a second round of voting.
He stood against Hon Simon Akansom who had 14 votes.
The election, however paved way for the confirmation of William Aduum, President’s nominee for the DCE position.
The voting characterized by some agitations in protest of electoral malpractice saw the nominee failing to attain the required two thirds of the total number of votes cast.
He had 33 out of 50 members voting in his favour and 17 against. He was short by a single vote.
This brings to 3, the number of districts in the region have so far failed to confirm their nominees for the position of MDCEs. Talensi District was the first to reject their nominee, who also fell short of a single vote.
GBC.
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