KMA dismisses security co-ordinator for alleged bribery

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Madam Emelia Arthur, Deputy Western Regional Minister, on Wednesday said assembly members were not kingmakers in their various electoral areas and should therefore stay away from chieftaincy affairs.“Avoid the temptation to arrogate to yourself the power to install a chief or side with a faction in any chieftaincy dispute in your electoral area”, she said. Madam Arthur, who said this at an orientation workshop for both old and new assembly members in the Mpohor Wassa East District Assembly, noted that such temptation could likely create troubles in their roles as assembly members. She said their appointment did not make them superior saying, “in your daily activities, you will encounter traditional rulers, civil society organizations, the youth and all shades of groups of individuals and you are expected to be courteous”

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The Security Coordinator at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has been dismissed after a committee found him culpable of engaging in corrupt practices.

Retired Warrant officer, Asiedu Fosu is alleged to have taken bribes from shop owners with promises to stop their shops from being demolished in an operation to rid the city of unauthorized structures.

He was exposed when one of the persons he took money from had the shop demolished among others whose structures were sighted 20 meters from major roads.

The five-member committee chaired by Agartha Arhin that investigated the matter also recommended Mr. Fosu’s prosecution.

Luv News’ Elton John Brobbey reports that a Spokesperson for KMA, Clement Kigeri, described Mr Fosu’s action as embarrassing and promised that the KMA would not protect its staff who go contrary to the Civil Service Act.

“After the committee finished its work, the allegations that were leveled against him have some amount of truth,” Clement Kigeri noted.

Source: Joy News/Ghana

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