The endorsement which was supervised by the Electoral Commission was witnessed by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr Simon Osei-Mensah, and his deputy

Bekwai MCE endorsed

Felix A. Baidoo Politics May - 06 - 2017 , 13:44 2 minutes read

Bekwai Municipal Assembly has endorsed the President’s nominee, Mr Kyei Baffour, as its new Municipal Chief Executive (MCE). Of the 49 members of the assembly who voted, 41, representing 83.7 per cent of them, voted yes while eight voted against his nomination.

The endorsement which was supervised by the Electoral Commission was witnessed by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr Simon Osei-Mensah, and his deputy, Madam Elizabeth Agyemang, and other dignitaries.

Also present were three former MCEs for Bekwai, namely: Richard Aboagye, Asante Manu and the immediate past MCE, Madam Mary Juantuah.

At the function on Thursday, Mr Osei-Mensah commended the assembly members for the massive endorsement of the President’s nominee and urged them to support him to ensure that all good policies of the government were implemented to bring development to the people.

He advised the incoming MCE to operate an open-door policy so that the people would be able to contribute their quota towards the development of the area.

The Regional Minister, Mr Osei-Mensah, cautioned all incoming Municipal, Metropolitan and District Chief Executives to avoid any act of bribery and corruption so that they would be able to protect the public purse and prosecute the agenda of the government without any wastage.

He called on the assembly members to work as a team to ensure that they contribute their quota towards effective and efficient management of the assembly’s resources.

Mr Osei-Mensah reminded the MMDCEs to avoid greediness and any other act that would bring the offices they held into disrepute as well as create any form of conflict with the people they had been assigned to lead.

Background

Until his appointment, Mr Kyei Baffour, who holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cape Coast, was an English tutor at the Asante-Mampong Saint Joseph’s Senior Secondary School in the Ashanti Region.

He had since 1996 served as the Bekwai Constituency Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to 2006 and later worked as the research and electoral officer to date.

Addressing the people after the endorsement, Mr Kyei Baffour lauded the people for the trust reposed in him and pledged to operate an open-door policy so that every member of the assembly and all stakeholders would be able to contribute their quota towards the development of the area.