The President’s nominee for chief executive for the newly created Ketu-North District, Mr Moses Azaglo, once again could not get the approval of the district assembly as the 29 members present voted against him by 15 to 14 votes, representing 52 per cent.
Mr Azaglo, a native of Dzodze, was rejected for the second time in an election conducted by the Electoral Commission after scoring the same margin as happened 10 days ago at the same venue.
Despite several lobbies and manoeuvres by the Regional Minister, Mr Joseph Amenowode, to prevent his rejection.
At the beginning of events, the opening prayer was preceded by a popular gospel song which stated thus, “Yesterday is gone another day has come, do something new in my life,” apparently urging the assembly members to change their minds and to confirm the new DCE.
But the members eventually repeated the same results which was unpalatable to the people although they knew the powers that were at play in the constituency which had been acclaimed as the World Bank of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the years.
Mr Amenowode said the Ketu- North, South-Dayi and the newly created Biakoye districts were the only ones that betrayed the achievement of 100 per cent in the confirmation of the President’s nominees in the region.
He revealed that six districts scored 100 per cent with the lowest being 75 per cent, indicating that the President’s nominees had been overwhelmingly accepted.
Mr Amenowode explained that the proposed Biakoye District was plagued with a legal injunction on making Nkonya-Ahenkro the district capital and for the Ketu North, the nominee would have to be withdrawn for new consultations to be undertaken.
He said consultation and other matters relating to the appointment of a new DCE would be approached with due diligence to make sure that the same mistakes were not repeated.
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