Also, Dr Mensah polled nine votes, representing 47 per cent of the vote, out of 19 eligible voters made up of six government appointees and 13 elected assembly members, while 10, representing 53 per cent, voted “NO” in the election.
Following the rejections, President John Dramani Mahama re-nominated them, following their initial failure to garner the required votes at their respective approval meetings.
The re-nomination was announced in a statement signed on Thursday and issued by the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, stating that the President’s action was in line with Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20 (1) of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), as amended.
However, the confirmation exercise for Rudolph Collingwoode-Williams as MCE for Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly was disrupted by NDC supporters.
They protested the President’s decision to renominate him for the position, leading to a chaotic scene at the venue.
Demanding the nomination of the NDC Constituency Chairman for Ayawaso Central, Harry Otu, as the MCE nominee, the protesters dismantled canopies, chairs, and the voting booth set up for the event, compelling the Electoral Commission Officers to bolt for their lives.
Consequently, the exercise did not take off at all as the situation compelled the postponement of the renomination.
It took the intervention of the police to enforce order but that was also thwarted by the angry youth.
This, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ms Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, announced that the exercise would take place on Monday, May 26, 2025.
BY VICTOR A. BUXTON & CECILIA YADA LAGBA
