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President Nana Akufo-Addo says he has not given up on his quest to amend Article 55 (3) of the 1992 constitution to pave way for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on partisan basis. He maintains that a repeal of the law that prohibits political parties …

The nomination of Yohane Armah Ashitey for the position of the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Tema has been met with stiff opposition by some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Tema Central Constituency. On Sunday afternoon, there was a burning of tyres by some party supporters …

• Some NPP supporters in Apedwa have gone on rampage over the removal of their MCE • They have been demonstrating against the nomination of Madam Akosua Asabea Annan as their new MCE • The group have reportedly locked up the NPP office in Apedwa Some New Patriotic Party Members of Apedwa …

Some aggrieved persons believed to be supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Nkoranza South Constituency of the Bono East Region have ransacked and vandalised the constituency office. The supporters went on rampage Sunday evening after the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Dan Botwe, announced …

Ad • Government released full list of MMDCEs on September 19 • Majority of the nominees are men • Women nominees managed to get 36 slots  Ahafo, Western and Western North were the only regions that did not produce any nominees for the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly, MMDA, positions …

With a few minutes for the Local Government Ministry to release the names of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, supporters of the MCE for Nzema East Municipality, Frank Okpenyen, who have picked up information about him not being retained are demonstrating on the streets of Axim. The dozens …

• The full list of MMDCE nominees has been released • The list, according to Dan Botwe, has also been forwarded to various regional ministers • The EC upon contact by regional ministers will commence processes for assembly elections Government, through the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has …

Four people said to have led a protest at Jamestown in Accra on Saturday, September 18, have been arrested, an official statement said. They have been identified Salaami Abubakar, 36; Daniel Opare Oman, 43; Edward Holm, 38 and Daniel Clottey 41. The protest was in response to the alleged removal …

The National Security Coordinator has issued security alerts to all security councils across the nation ahead of the announcement of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs). The alert, captured in the form of a memo, has the subject: ‘ANTICIPATING OF POSSIBLE VIOLENCE AHEAD OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF MMDCES’. It was …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said “we expect all stakeholders, especially party executives at the grassroots level, to accept the list [of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives] that will be released in good fate.” “Every nominee on the list is selected by the President”, Director of Communications Yaw …