Tag Archives: MMDCEs

The President  of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo has had course to issue a string warning to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDCEs) spread across the country to ensure strict compliance to building regulation. Speaking at the commissioning of new equipment by local dredging company, Dredge Masters, a …

A former Mayor of Kumasi, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, is in support of proposals for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the country. Currently, the President nominates all MMDCEs for confirmation by their assemblies. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo recently reiterated his commitment to ensuring that …

The Minister for Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development, Dan Kwaku Botwe, says government will not hesitate to punish any local government official whose action or inaction brings the name of the government into disrepute. The sector Minister indicated that government will ensure that District or Metropolitan Chief Executives live …

President Akufo-Addo has sent a clear and unambiguous warning to all Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in his government. He says he would not take any lame excuses for non-performance and failures on the part of any of his appointees. Speaking at an orientation put together for MMDCEs …

President Akufo-Addo has charged newly appointed CEOs for the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to build and manage their own capacities to realise the fruits of decentralisation as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution.   According to him, this would finally end the overreliance of citizens on action and support …

The Minority in Parliament has demanded a re-run of the confirmation processes of some Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executive (MMDCE) nominees. Addressing the media on Tuesday, Ranking Member on the Local Government Committee of Parliament, Nii Lante Vanderpuye stated that the use of force on Assembly Members, prevention of …

  Youth activist and a National Secretary for United Patriots of NPP, Kwabena Frimpong has urged newly sworn in Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives to partner their party executives and members of Parliament to chart a development for their respective communities/districts.   He noted that such collaboration would help …

A native from Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal Assembly in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency, Ashanti Region, who was an Aspirant for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Position in the area mentioned, Mr. John Kwame Duodu (SIR JOHN) has tasked all confirmed MMDCEs across the country especially in Ashanti region to work closely …

The Head of Local Government Service, Dr. Nana Ato Arthur, has explained that all rejected MMDCEs can still go for the nomination contest until the President chooses to withdraw them.   He said he is so far pleased with the outcome of the confirmation of the MMDCEs nominees.     …

The National Media Commission has lashed out at people preventing journalists from giving coverage to the confirmation of the recently nominated Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in some part of the country.   According to the Media Commission, nobody have the right to prevent any journalist since the …