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Kennedy Agyapong Meets with Former MMDCEs, Vows to Restore Power to Grassroots Leadership
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Kennedy Agyapong Meets with Former MMDCEs, Vows to Restore Power to Grassroots Leadership

Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central and presidential hopeful, Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening local governance and party unity during a high-profile meeting with 268 former Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) at his private office in Accra. Describing the engagement as “frank and forward-looking,” Mr. Agyapong emphasized the urgent need to rebuild the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on the pillars of unity, fairness, and grassroots respect. He acknowledged the pivotal role MMDCEs have played in national development and expressed deep concern over what he described as their unfair treatment under the previous administration. “Excessive centralization in Accra has seriously undermined local governance,” Agyapon...
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Anlo Youth Council pledges support for MDCEs for prosperous Anlo
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Anlo Youth Council pledges support for MDCEs for prosperous Anlo

Anlo Youth Council (AYC), the umbrella body of the youth of Anlo has expressed its readiness to collaborate with all new Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) of Anlo State for development. All 18 newly appointed MDCEs by the President for the Volta Region including about six in the Anlo area have recently been confirmed by their respective district Assemblies. The AYC in a press release congratulating the new MDCEs, signed by its Vice President – Operations, Mr Godsway Hanyabui, recognised that sustaining a strong Anlo State begins with strong, visionary leadership, expressing optimism that together, a future for Anlo that is bright, sustainable, and inclusive for all could be created. “As youth leaders, we are eager to collaborate with the MDCEs to foster a social orde...
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Volta Regional Coordinating Council releases confirmation dates for MMDCEs
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Volta Regional Coordinating Council releases confirmation dates for MMDCEs

The Volta Regional Coordinating Council has released proposed schedule dates for confirmation of various Municipal and District Chief Executives within the region. The proposed date for the confirmation was addressed to all Municipal and  District Coordinating Directors within the region with exception of Kpando district, which is yet to have a nominee. In a press release signed by Mr. Augustus Awity, the Chief Director of Regional Coordinating Council, on Friday, March 28, revealed that the confirmation date would commenced from Wednesday, April 2, to Friday, April 11. "Reference is made to the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs letter dated 26th March, 2025,on the nomination of District Chief Executives for your assembly by His Excellency the Pr...
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Keta: Residents express mixed reaction about shortlisted MDCEs
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Keta: Residents express mixed reaction about shortlisted MDCEs

Some residents in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region have expressed mixed reaction to the final shortlisted three names announced by regional vetting committee for the Keta Municipal Chief Executive position. The three shortlisted names who were among the 14 aspirants vetted include Mr Wisdom Bondeiu Seade, Assembly member for Anyako electoral area and Keta NDC constituency Chairman, Mr Joseph Kwadzo Amekuedi, the Deputy Constituency Chairman and Mr Emmauel Kwaku Tay, the constituency Secretary. Mr David Adzablie, a resident of Dzelukope, a suburb of Keta in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said that the shortlisted candidates may have their strengths and weaknesses and the final decision by the regional vetting committee depended on evaluation of the candidates' crede...
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Oti Region MDCEs Race: 27 shortlisted candidates vie for top spots
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Oti Region MDCEs Race: 27 shortlisted candidates vie for top spots

The race for the positions of Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the Oti Region has intensified, with 27 shortlisted candidates vying for the top spots. The shortlisted candidates, all men, were selected from the nine Assemblies in the region, with three individuals chosen from each assembly. The vetting committee carefully evaluated the qualifications and suitability of all applicants before making the final selection. Mr. Gabriel Kwami Lemboe, Regional Secretary, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the Committee had completed the process for the candidates vying for positions in the various assemblies. In addition, he said the shortlisted candidates would now be forwarded to the president for final appointment. In a spirit of unity and sportsmanship, he u...
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Volta Region vets 237 MMDCE aspirants out of 279 
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Volta Region vets 237 MMDCE aspirants out of 279 

The Volta Regional Vetting Committee for Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), has successfully vetted 237 aspirants out of the 279 applicants seeking positions across various Assemblies in the region.    The vetted aspirants, competing for just 18 available slots, included 30 women and 207 men.    Announcing the conclusion of the vetting process on Tuesday, January 28, in Ho, Mr Egypt Kudoto, the Chairman of the Vetting Committee and Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Volta Region, stated that the Committee’s next step was to shortlist three candidates from each Municipality and District.   These names will then be forwarded to the national leadership, who will ultimately select one person fo...
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A total of 124 applicants vie for MMDCE in Bono Region
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A total of 124 applicants vie for MMDCE in Bono Region

A total of 124 people are vying for the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executive (MMDCE) positions in the 12 politically administrative areas in the Bono Region,    Mr Dennis Yeboah Twumasi, the Bono Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) said on Monday.  In a breakdown, he said 10 applicants had applied for the position as the Sunyani mayor, 21 applicants for Sunyani West MCE, seven applicants for the Dormaa West DCE and eight applicants for the Dormaa Central MCE.  In an interview with the GNA in Sunyani, Mr Twumasi said seven people had also applied for the Dormaa East DCE position, nine for the Berekum East MCE, and 10 applicants for the Berekum West DCE positions.  He said 15 applicants had also submitted their details for the Ja...
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Vetting of Volta MMDCEs begins Tuesday, 15 aspire for Hohoe 
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Vetting of Volta MMDCEs begins Tuesday, 15 aspire for Hohoe 

Vetting of aspirants for the positions of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the Volta Region is set to begin on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.  The exercise, which is expected to end on Monday, January 27, 2025, will have aspirants from three Assemblies being vetted except for Wednesday, January 22, for only North Tongu and Thursday, January 23 for Central Tongu and South Tongu aspirants.  The schedule was released by the Volta Regional Communications Directorate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).  A total of 15 aspirants are, however, contesting the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) position where three finalists would be presented for nomination by the President and subsequently voted for by elected Assembly members and appointees.&nbs...
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Assembly members urged to confirm MMDCEs to be appointed  
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Assembly members urged to confirm MMDCEs to be appointed  

Nene Dameh Agbewornu II, Chief of Sege, has urged all assembly members to hasten the development of their communities by promptly confirming those the president will nominate as metropolitan, municipal, or district chief executives.   Nene Agbewornu also appealed to districts that were yet to vote for presiding members to do so as soon as possible, as it hinders the development of the districts and Ghana as a whole.  In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Sege-Nakomkorpe, he noted that the politicisation of the elections of the leadership at the local government level was delaying the progress of the district assemblies.  He expressed disappointment in the failure of some district assemblies to elect presiding members despite several attempts, attributing it...
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