FIVE Presidential nominees for the positions of district and municipal chief executives in the Eastern Region were last week given the approval by their respective assemblies.
They were Dr Godfred Twum, for the Akuapem South Municipality, Mr Simon Asirifi, East Akyem Municipality, Mr Joseph Tetteh Angmor, Upper Manya Krobo District, Mr Samuel Asamoah, Kwahu East and Mr Alex Obeng, Kwahu West.
Dr Twum, a medical practitioner, polled 60 out of 62 votes to carry the day when the ballot was cast on him at Nsawam while Mr Asirifi, an accountant secured 32 out of 40 votes in what initially seemed to be a herculean task for the nominee when the assembly members decided his fate in the ballot at Kyebi, the municipal capital.
At Abetifi, where the Kwahu East Assembly members voted on Mr Asamoah, he had 20 out of the 25 votes while at Nkawkaw, capital of the Kwahu West Municipality where the event took place, all the 25 assembly members voted for Mr Obeng.
Before the ballots were cast, the Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu- Ampofo appealed to the assembly members to vote for the nominees who he said had the capability to administer their respective areas.
He said with their appointments endorsed, it would therefore be possible for such municipalities and districts to implement their development projects and programmes to improve the lot of the people.
Mr Ofosu-Ampofo cautioned the new appointees to be honest, humble but firm in dealing with all matters affecting their areas.
The appointees in turn assured the people that they would not do anything that would negatively affect them, adding that they would serve but not lord over them.
At Asesewa, Caroline Boateng reports that the President’s Nominee for the Upper Manya Krobo District, Mr Joseph Angmor, has been confirmed.
Mr Angmor a public servant, was confirmed with 32 out of the 36 votes cast.
He told the Daily Graphic that with his confirmation, he would be focusing on infrastructure development in the area.
A predominantly farming area, he said good road infrastructure was important to ensure the sustainable transportation of food stuffs from the district to marketing areas and that would be one of his priorities for the area.
Mr Joseph Nomo, a tutor at the Manya Krobo Senior High School, was also chosen as Presiding Member of the Assembly. Mr Nomo is the assembly member for the Sawa electoral area.
The Member of Parliament of the Area, Mr Stephen Amoanor Kwao expressed his satisfaction with the confirmation, saying that with the confirmation over, the focus of all will be for the development of the area.
He said he had formerly worked with district chief executives of different parties for three consecutive terms.
That had come with some hurdles, however, some gains had also been made.
He was of the view that with a DCE of the same political persuasion, there would be concerted efforts to develop the area.
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