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The president’s candidate for the Asokwa Municipal Assembly, Chief Akwannuasah Gyima, received 100 percent approval from the assembly members.
All 18 members of the Assembly voted YES in his favor, making him the first candidate to get the green light in the Ashanti region.
Even though it was predicted that Leader Gyima was sure to be approved, it was never possible to score 100 percent with a single controversial member of the assembly.
Mr. Oscar Riches, the Assembly member from Asokwa New Town who was in court with the Assembly six months ago on Presidential Member issues was not to vote for the President’s candidate. But sources say Asokwa MP Ms. Patricia Appiagyei managed to convince him.
Others have also suggested that Mr. Riches, who is lacing his boots to challenge the post of Ashanti regional organizer, would obviously need the support of the Asokwa delegates and not act in a way that would return them to him. difficult things.
In his thanksgiving speech, Mr. Akwannuasah Gyima expressed his gratitude to all the staff of the Asokwa Municipal Assembly, to the chiefs and elders of the region and to all party officials for the massive support he received. benefited during his first term.
He said that the massive collaboration between the MP for the constituency, Ms. Patricia Appiagyei and himself has led to the massive development of the region.
“When the MP and I promised the people of this region that there would be development here, the cynics could not believe it, but with the massive collaboration you all saw the great transformation in Asokwa,” he said. he declared.
He assured them of even greater works during his second term.
The vote was almost marred by the presence of a few police officers placed next to the ballot box by Asokwa’s election official, Rosemary Agyei Twumasi, a move against which members of the Assembly strongly protested.
After about 10 minutes of misunderstanding, the Asokwa police commander agreed to take his men away to calm things down.
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