Adaklu and Akatsi North DCE nominees fail confirmation exercise

Ave- Dakpa (VR), Dec. 17, GNA- The nominees for the position of District Chief Executive (DCE) of Adaklu and Akatsi North have suffered another unsuccessful confirmation exercise.

Mr Bright Kwame Nyatsikor, the nominee for Adaklu, had received a second outright rejection from members of the Adaklu District Assembly during a confirmation meeting held on Friday.

Mr Nyatsikor had eight votes and 11 against, representing 42.1 per cent.

He also suffered a 47.4 per cent outright rejection on November 5, this year.

Mr Paul Agbesi Ayrah, the renominated nominee for Akatsi North, was also unsuccessful in getting the required two-thirds majority to enable him to get the nod as the new DCE for the area.

Out of the total of 18 members present, he got nine votes and eight against with a rejected ballot, representing 50 per cent.

The result, per the Local Government Act, would require another chance for confirmation, which is slated for Friday, December 24.

GNA