A statement signed by Mr Samuel Ofusu-Ampofo, Minister of Local
Government and Rural Development, copied to GNA on Monday, reminded
Ghanaians that Article 242 of the 1992 Constitution has specified the
membership of the District Assemblies.
It said these include one person from each elected local
government electoral area within the district elected by universal
adult suffrage, and Member or Members of Parliament (MPs) from the
constituencies that fall within the area of authority of the District
Assembly as members without the right to vote.
The statement also mentioned “the District Chief Executive of the
District and other members not being more than thirty per cent of all
members of the District Assembly appointed by the President in
consultation with Chiefs and other interest groups in the district.”
It said Government appreciated the concern raised and assured
stakeholders that nothing untoward would be done to derail the Local
Government system that Ghanaians have painstakingly toiled to develop.
The statement said the formula for calculating the 30 per cent
Government appointees is: “30/70 X No. Of Assembly Members (Elected
Persons + MMDCE + MP or MPs as the case may be.”
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