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Sunday, June 9, 2019 Policy
Source: ghananewsagency.org
2019-06-09
The votes fell below the two-thirds majority needed to get the green light
The new President's candidate for District Chief (DCE) for Twifo Hemang-Lower-Denkyira, Kennedy Sarpong, was rejected by a confirmation vote.
He voted 12 out of 24 votes expected with one absentee. The votes fell below the required two-thirds majority to get the green light.
However, immediately after the exercise, dozens of party supporters, friends and the general public converged on the forecourt of the badembly and rained insults at members of the badembly. Assembly for rejecting the candidate.
Reverend Bright Wereko Brobbey, MP for the region, had to intervene in time to calm the anger and nervousness of the angry crowd who outraged the police and some key members of the Assembly who they suspected had voted against the candidate.
Effie Hilda Ephson, an Electoral Commission (EC) official who oversaw the process, postponed the election until Tuesday, June 17, 2019.
The exercise followed the dismissal of Emmanuel Kojo Nanah, former President of the WFD, by the President last month because of health problems, which caused concern in the Assembly while some members were fighting for its elimination.
Emmanuel Kojo Nanah was appointed to the post of DCE in May 2017, but high-profile members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) objected, but he was finally confirmed by a two-thirds majority .
The rejected candidate, who was constituency secretary for the ruling party, called for calm and unity of the ranks of the members of the badembly and asked them to bury their differences and vote mbadively for him.
Mr. Sarpong, who was visibly unhappy with the turn of events, described his rejection as a demonstration of his democratic right and a step forward in strengthening Ghana's democracy. to the people.
"I'm not disturbed at all, I'm not moved by that, but I'm optimistic that you'll all be living witnesses of my confirmation," he said.
Kwamena Duncan, the regional minister who attended the election process, said the government would respect his decision because that was democracy.
A Member of Parliament (MP) from the region appealed to the members of the Assembly to support the nominee for the rapid development of the district.
Some members of the badembly told the GNA that they had refused to vote for the president's nominee because no regular procedure had been followed after the announcement of the event. 39, former DCE.
"We are not happy with the way they handled the old WFD, the referral of which has not yet been formally communicated." Until things are done right, we will also mobilize the necessary resources to vote against the new one. "
"The man has done his best for the district and the party and should be recognized and respected the respect he needs.He has done right here and we will not allow his reputation to be tarnished," he said. they declared.
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