The Municipal Chief Government (MCE) nominee for Ayawaso North, Mr Haruna Mohammed Awal, has been confirmed and sworn into workplace by the Better Accra Regional Minister, Ms Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, in Accra yesterday.
This was in any case 18 meeting members and authorities appointees who solid their votes throughout an election performed by the Electoral Fee as a part of the affirmation course of voted Sure, signifying their approval of Mr Awal because the MCE of Ayawaso North.
Led by Ms Ocloo, Mr Awal took the oath of workplace and the oath of allegiance whereas pledging to serve with all dignity and integrity.
The consequence was declared by the Electoral Officer on the Ayawaso North, Apostle Tizor A. Watson on the Church of Pentecost, Maamobi Meeting, the place the election was held.
It was acquired with pleasure by members of the municipal meeting as they sang and danced after the consequence was declared.
Additionally, the entire affirmation and swearing-in course of went on easily as in comparison with those held on the Ayawaso West and Ayawaso Central Municipal Meeting the identical day, the place the nominees had been rejected by meeting members who voted in opposition to them, resulting in confrontation amongst aggrieved meeting members and observers.
Ms Ocloo expressed gratitude to the meeting members for confirming Mr Awal because the MCE of Ayawaso North and guaranteeing a clean affirmation course of.
“The Ayawaso North made my day as every little thing was so as. The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Constituency advised me that he’ll give us 100 per cent affirmation, and he did,” Ms Ocloo mentioned.
She additionally urged meeting members of different municipal assemblies to emulate the free and truthful elections exhibited by the Ayawaso North Municipal Meeting to make sure a clean affirmation course of to reinforce improvement on the native stage.
“This place, although we’ve members of the NDC and NPP right here, they virtually got here collectively and confirmed the MCE nominated by President Mahama, and that’s what we would like. I subsequently urge the meeting members on the different constituencies to emulate what the Ayawaso North has accomplished,” Ms. Ocloo mentioned.
She suggested people who had been influencing meeting members on the municipal assemblies to vote in opposition to these nominated by President John Dramani Mahama to desist from such an act.
“Everyone cannot be nominated as a DCE. Positively, there must be one particular person. So, the truth that you weren’t nominated for the place doesn’t imply you need to instigate folks to vote in opposition to the President nominee. Belief me, all of the appointees who failed us, we are going to revoke their appointments,” Ms Ocloo mentioned.
Mr Awal expressed gratitude to President Mahama for the boldness reposed in him to function the MCE of Ayawaso North Municipal Meeting.
BY BENJAMIN ARCTON-TETTEY