{"id":147737,"date":"2024-02-05T14:45:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T14:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/05\/mixed-reactions-greet-mces-removal\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T14:45:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T14:45:13","slug":"mixed-reactions-greet-mces-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/05\/mixed-reactions-greet-mces-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixed Reactions Greet MCE\u2019s Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The outgoing MCE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A cross-section of residents in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, have expressed mixed reactions about the removal of their Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Dorcas Elizabeth Amoah, from office by the President.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo, over the weekend, announced the dismissal of 24 Municipal, Metropolitan, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in accordance with the Constitution and the Local Government Act.<\/p>\n<p>Among the MMDCEs who have been relieved of their duties was the MCE for Nzema East Municipality.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>DAILY GUIDE<\/em><\/strong> has gathered that while some of the residents jubilated after hearing the news others indicated that the timing was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>One of the residents, George Grant, who claimed he is a staunch member of the ruling NPP was happy the MCE has been removed said that the woman almost collapsed the NPP in the Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira Constituency.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that\u00a0the MCE\u2019s continued stay in office could have eroded the gains the party made through her predecessor, Frank Okpeyen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would also have harmed the party\u2019s chances of capturing the parliamentary seat from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in December 7, 2024, general elections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He asserted that for the past two years or so since the MCE took office, she never initiated any project adding that, \u201cOur MCE will be remembered for threatening to arrest party members\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Another Faustina Arthur who corroborated what George Grant said, also remarked, \u201cWe can recall the huge gains we made as a party prior to the last general elections\u00a0 which got most of the residents\u00a0 hailing the then MCE for good job done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we are grateful to the President for sacking our MCE and nominating a true party man who could help continue the development agenda of the government in the area,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some of them have also called for the MCE\u2019s reinstatement, saying that the timing for her sacking was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>An ardent supporter of the MCE, Charlotte Yankey, speaking to <strong><em>DAILY GUIDE<\/em><\/strong> in an interview indicated that the NPP will suffer the consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have only about eight months to go to the polls to elect new leaders. So I was thinking the President should have allowed the MMDCEs to stay in office so that the new leader would have affected the necessary changes after the general elections,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The outgoing MCE\u00a0 \u00a0 A cross-section of residents in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, have expressed mixed reactions about the removal of their Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Dorcas Elizabeth Amoah, from office by the President. President Akufo-Addo, over the weekend, announced the dismissal of 24 Municipal, Metropolitan, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mixed Reactions Greet MCE\u2019s Removal - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/05\/mixed-reactions-greet-mces-removal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mixed Reactions Greet MCE\u2019s Removal - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The outgoing MCE\u00a0 \u00a0 A cross-section of residents in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, have expressed mixed reactions about the removal of their Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Dorcas Elizabeth Amoah, from office by the President. 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