Mahama Revokes Appointment of MMDCEs

PRESIDENT Of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama has revoked the appointments of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and assembly members appointed pursuant to relevant Act with immediate effect.

Respective Coordinating Directors of the various MMDAs have been directed to assume responsibility as acting Chief Executives in the interim until substantive appointments are made.

In a letter addresses to the Chief Director at the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development and signed by the Secretary to the President, Callistus Mahama, accordance with Local Governance Act 2016, he directed the Ministry’s Director to inform all the MMDAs appointed during the last administration of former President Nana Akufo-Addo to stay aside.

“In accordance with the powers vested in H.E John Dramani Mahama under the provisions of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936) as amended by the Local Governance (Amendment) Act, 2017, (Act 940), the following appointments have been revoked effective today.

1. Chief Executives of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies,

2. Assembly Members appointed pursuant to the relevant sections of the Act.

Below is the press release: