Tarkwa: Angry assembly members describe election of MCE as irresponsible

Angry Assembly Members of Tarkwa-Nsuaem who were prevented from voting in the confirmation of the new Municipal Chief Executive as required by law, have described the action as barbaric, crude and irresponsible.
According to them, they will not rest on their oars but will employ all legitimate means to seek redress and reversal of the unsolicited disgrace brought upon the people of Tarkwa-Nsuaem by the Western Regional Minister and the Member of Parliament for Tarkwa.
They also said the move is an affront to the democratic tents of the country and a threat to the local governance practice.
Speaking at a press conference organised today in Tarkwa on Wednesday, spokesperson of for the assembly members, Papa Kwesi Ephraim, Assembly Member of Kwabedu Electoral Area, registered their anger against the authorities including the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah and the Member of Parliament for Tarkwa  for disallowing them to exercise their constitutional rights during the “Rambo-Style” election without inviting the twenty-two duly elected assembly members as required by law.

Mr. Ephraim stated that the so-called election on which the president’s nominee for the position of the Municipal Chief Executive was confirmed was illegal since  it did not follow the legal processes.
They have, however, refused to recognized Mr. Benjamin Kesse as the legally confirmed MCE for the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly following the shambolic confirmation last week Friday. They have petitioned the president and all the relevant institutions in the country.

On Wednesday 13th May 2020, President Akufo-Addo revoked the appointment of the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Chief Executive Gilbert Kenneth Asmah.
 

The spokesperson of the aggrieved assembly members  threatened to seek redress and reversal of the confirmation of the newly elected MCE at the law court.
Mr. Ephraim accused the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah and the Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, describing their conduct as enemies of good governance, democracy and rule of law.
 
Source: Atinkaonline | Matthew Dadzie.