Juaben Municipal Assembly in deadlock over election of Presiding Member

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By
Gideon Ebbah, GNA

Juaben (Ash), Feb
18, GNA – The Juaben Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region, has failed to
elect a Presiding Member (PM) after two voting attempts, supervised by the
Electoral Commission (EC).

None of the two
contesting candidates – Mr. Joseph Kwaku Asare, representing the Achiase
Electoral Area, and Mr. Richmond Owusu Kwarteng, a government appointee could
secure the two-thirds majority votes required to become a winner, after two
rounds of voting, held at Juaben.

Out of the 27 total
ballots cast, Mr. Asare garnered 17 votes in the first and second rounds, while
Mr. Owusu Kwarteng, his other contender, recorded seven and eight votes in the
voting.

Consequently, the
Assembly has scheduled another voting to be held in the next ten days.

Mr. Asare Bediako,
the Municipal Coordinating Director (MCD), presiding over the Assembly Meeting,
said the rescheduling was in accordance with the Standing Orders of the
Assembly, which states that; a two-thirds majority would have to be secured by
a contesting candidate in order to be declared the winner.

He urged the
Assembly members to prioritize the development agenda of the Municipality.

They should bury
their political differences and work with unity of purpose to elect a Presiding
as soon as possible to enable the Assembly discharge its mandate.

GNA