Bosome Freho Assembly Members reject DCE

Asiwa (Ash.) April 26, GNA-The 16-Assembly Members comprising 10 elected and six appointees of the newly created Bosome Freho district of Ashanti on Friday voted against Mr. Gabriel Yaw Amoah, the President's nominee as the District Chief Executive.

Mr. Amoah, a legal practitioner and a Member of Parliament (MP) for the area from 1997- 2004 who needed two-third votes, which is 11 to secure the position, polled 10 out of the 16 votes cast in the election held at Asiwa, the district capital, which was conducted and supervised by the Electoral Commission (EC).

"Because he had 10 votes representing more than 50 per cent of the total votes, Mr. Amoah has another chance for his confirmation by the same assembly members within 10 days.

"If he is unable to obtain the required number, then the President will have no option than to nominate another person", Mr. Gabriel Manu, the District Electoral Officer who declared the results announced. After declaring the results, many of the people showed disappointment, while others started pointing accusing fingers and speculations about people being the cause of Mr. Amoah's inability to win the election and this nearly resulted in confusion.

Speaking to the members later, Mr. Osei Assibey Antwi, the Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister said, he was unhappy at the outcome of the election because the President's nominee had been with the Assembly for many years and that, he knew the needs of the people.

More so, he said Mr. Amoah has experience and knowledge in local government administration and the decentralization process which he could share with them to facilitate the rapid development of the district, carved from the Amansie East district which has now been raised to a Municipality.

Mr. Amoah earlier told the assembly members that the position was a challenge to him in ensuring its proper development stressing that, he would consult and collaborate with them at all levels to uplift the image of the district.