Ashaiman, April 25, GNA – Eleven out of 16 assembly
members of the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) on
Friday voted in favour of the President’s nominee, Mr Addison
Adinortey Numo, 45-year old teacher as the Municipal Chief
Executive amidst confusion over the term of office of the presiding
member. Mr. Numo was declared the Municipal Chief Executive
by Mr Michael Boadu, Tema Regional Electoral Officer after
members relocated from the forecourt of the assembly where the
meeting was being held into the assembly hall to vote due to the
rains. The MCE in his acceptance speech after being sworn in
by Mr S.E.Y. Azuma, Ashiaman Circuit Court judge thanked the
members for the confidence reposed in him. He promised to map out strategies, including seeking
expert advice in tackling the challenges facing the municipality
including poor sanitation and unemployment. He also called on the residents to rededicate themselves
to the development of Ashaiman as well as change their attitude to
foster unity among them. Earlier before the vote, Mr Abdul Aziz Suleman and Mr
Thomas Adongo, assembly members for Asenso and Roman Down
electoral areas raised objection against the tenure of Mr Emmanuel
Dsane, presiding member for the assembly. Mr Adongo whose issue was ignored by the presiding
member marched forward to the high table to express his
displeasure but was restrained and pushed back by the public. The two explained that the term of office of the presiding
member expired on November 30, 2008 since he was to occupy the
position for one year since the assembly was carved out of the
Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) whose presiding member had
already served one year. Mr Dsane however, argued that he is mandated by law to
occupy the office for two years and as far as he was concerned his
term has not expired. He therefore advised the assembly members to air their
grievances through the right channel suggesting that they could write
a resolution or take the issue to court.
Source: GhanaWeb
