MMDCEs To Be Elected in 2018- Ghana’s President-Elect 

Ghana's President-Elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, has revealed that all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) would be elected from 2018. 

According to Nana Addo, all those that would be appointed next year would be done in close consultation with the traditional authorities.

The president-elect revealed this after expressing his uttermost gratitude to the chiefs and people of the Central Region for their amazing show of support, love and confidence showed him and NPP during the December 7, General Elections at the Central Regional House of Chiefs. 

The issue of whether MMDCEs should be elected or not had taken a centre stage in the country’s politics for some time now with some stakeholders and partners sharing opposing views on the issue.

It was one of the topical issues in the build-up to the 2016 general elections with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) being the main champions.

But the National Democratic Congress (NDC) also promised to ensure the election of the MMDCEs in its second term of office.

The statement by the President-elect would be welcome news for stakeholders and partners who had lauded the idea of electing MMDCEs.

Nana Addo said he would work closely with the chiefs especially in the selection of the various Chief Executives for the Assemblies.

Nana Addo assured that he would fulfil to the later every campaign promise to the Region and that of the country including the famous one-district-one-factory, and one million per constituency policy.

The President of the Central Regional House of Chiefs Oberempong Nyamfo Krampah XI, appealed to the President-elect to help restore the lost glory of the chieftaincy institution by involving the chiefs in decision making.

He said chiefs were not only custodians of the land but key stakeholders in the governance structure especially at the district level.

He assured Nana Addo of a continued support from chiefs in the Central Region.






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