Ernest Theophilus Quist
Assembly
members of the Afadjato South District and the Kpando Municipal Assembly have
confirmed the President’s nominees as chief executives for their respective
assemblies.
They
are James Etornam Flolu for Afadjato South District and Ernest Theophilus Quist
for Kpando Municipality. The two were confirmed on Monday during their
respective assembly meetings.
Afadjato South
In
Afadjato South where the assembly meeting was held at Ve Golokuati, the
29-year-old marketer and entrepreneur polled 27 out of 30 votes, representing
90 per cent of the total votes cast.
Mr. Flolu — who replaces dismissed District Chief
Executive (DCE) Wisdom Semanu Seneadza Esq. —was
subsequently sworn into office by the Magistrate of the Afadzato South District
Magistrate, John Sam.
Kpando
In
Kpando, Mr. Quist received unanimous YES votes from all 28 assembly members to
replace Elvis Djampoh as the new MCE. He was, therefore, sworn into office by
Love B. Mawuli-Woname, the Magistrate at the Kpando Court.
Dismissal
About a week ago, the
President through the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development,
Hajia Alima Mahama, revoked the appointment of some four MDCEs in the region.
They
were Ho MCE, John Nelson Akorli; Agotime-Ziope DCE, Mr. Dickson Dzokpe;
Afadzato South DCE, Mr. Wisdom Semanu Seneadza; and Kpando MCE, Mr. Elvis
Djampoh.
Volta Minister Speaks
Volta
Regional Minister Dr. Archibald Letsa who was in the company of his deputy,
Johnson Avuletey, commended assembly members for confirming the President’s
nominees and appealed to them to give the new chief executives the necessary
support to improve the living condition in their respective areas.
He
also assured the two assemblies of the support of the Volta Regional
Coordinating Council (VRCC).
From Fred Duodu, Ho (k.duodu@yahoo.com)
