President John Mahama has nominated Killian Donkor for the position of Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kpando municipality in the Volta Region.
The nomination, is however, subject to the approval by the municipal assembly.
A terse statement signed by Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, said the president’s nomination is in accordance with Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20 (1) of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936) (as amended).
Meanwhile, President Mahama on Thursday, March 27, 2025, nominated 71 persons for appointment as chief executives of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in eight regions, pending approval from their respective assemblies.
The regions with metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) are Volta, Oti, Ahafo, Savannah, Bono, Bono East, North East and Western North.
“The nominees will undergo the necessary approval process in their respective assemblies before taking office,” the statement said.
They are required to be approved by not less than two-thirds of assembly members in their respective assemblies to assume their roles.
The nomination of the 71 leaves the President with 190 more MMDCE positions to fill out of the overall 261 assemblies across the 16 regions.
Nominees
There were 17 nominees for the Volta Region instead of 18, with that of Kpando pending, while all of Oti Region’s nine, Ahafo Region’s six, Bono Region’s 10, Bono East Region’s nine, Savannah Region’s five, North East Region’s six and Western North Region’s nine all catered for in the first batch of nominations.
For the Volta Region, the nominees include Stephen Adom for Ho; Prosper Kumi for Hohoe; Nicholas Kwabia Worlachie for Ketu South; Rev. Martin Amenaki for Ketu North; Wisdom Bondiru Seade for Keta; Jerry Yaw Ameko for Adaklu, and Manfred Tawiah for Afadzato South.
The rest are Alfred Klu Odikro for Agotime-Ziope; Bless Kodjo Katamani for Akatsi North; Daniel Dogba for Akatsi South; Sandra Seyram Kpedor for Anlo; Dedzi Mornyie Addison for Central Tongu; Prosper Francis Dussey for Ho West; Victoria Amefadzi Yawa Doe for North Tongu; Courage Kwame Kokroko for South Dayi; Victoria Dzeklu for South Tongu, and Ernest Adevor for North Dayi.
For the Oti Region, the nominees are Dr Sam Suraj Issaka for Akan; Eric Kwaku Oppong for Biakoye; Parke-Davis Magyigbe for Buem; Godfred Koku Koffie for Guan; Safo Nketia for Krachie East; Kofi Martin Anato for Krachie-Nchumuru; Prosper Kwaku Addo for Krachie West; Isaiah Kudjo Dordoe for Nkwanta North, and Joseph Anwti for Nkwanta South.
With regard to the Ahafo Region, the nominees are Joseph Akparibo for Asunafo North; Benjamin Yinka for Asunafo South; Dauda Hafiz Dabell for Asutifi North; Assibil Donkor Benjamin for Asutifi South; Sampson Plus Oppong for Tano North; and Emmanuel Kwame Frimpong for Tano South.
That of the Bono Region are Collins Soma for Berekum West; Peter Dongi for Banda; Osei Owusu King for Dorma East; Stephen Azorba Awuni for Dormaa West; Dominic Adomah Ameyaw for Dormaa Central; Gloria Opoku Gyamfi for Wenchi; Salia Addisah for Tain; Vincent Antwi Agyei for Sunyani East; Siata Watara for Jaman South, and George Andani for Jaman North.
The nominees for Bono East are Ofornnyl Fredrick K. Nkrumah for Sene East; Khaari Fuseini for Sene West; Dauda Abdul Nassir for Pru East; Samuel Agyapong for Pru West; Isaac Donkor for Kintampo North; Wilfred Zuuri for Kintampo South; Patrick Effah for Nkoranza North; Godfred Dapaa for Nkoranza South, and Johnson Kwabena Adom for Techiman North.
The nominees for Savannah Region are Saaka Sinkina for Sawula-Tuna-Kaliba; Abdulai Nassiru for Gonja North; Mahama Fuseini for Central Gonja; Abdul Munin Ewutimah for North East Gonja, and David Rabiu Kassim for Salaga South.
The North East Region nominees are Ali Joseph Lachiri for Bunkpurugu; Seini Amadu Kofi for Chereponi; Daniel Barichi Bukari for Mamprusi East; Abdul Rahman Abdul-Aziz for Mamprugu Moaduri; Mohammed Rabiu Jabaa for Mamprusi West, and James Alhassan for Yunyoo/Nansuan.
For the Western North Region, the nominees are Joseph Appiah for Akontombra; Stephen Morcher for Aowin; Francis Amankwah for Bia East; Matthew Annor for Bia West; Sebastian Obeng for Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai; Stephen Baidoo for Bodi; Alexander Adu Quist for Juaboso; Dominic Gyasi for Wiawso, and Vasco Obuor for Suaman.
The appointments come after President Mahama, on January 8, 2025, revoked the appointments of all MMDCEs appointed under the previous administration with immediate effect.
The decision was conveyed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama.
The revocation came under the authority granted to the President by the Local Government Act of 2016 (Act 936) as amended by the Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act 940).
The 1992 Constitution grants the President the power to appoint MMDCEs subject to approval by the local assembly members.
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