Members of the Ejisu Municipal Assembly have issued a one-week ultimatum to Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Jerryne Asante to resign or face removal from office by President John Dramani Mahama.
The ultimatum follows the Assembly Members’ inability to convene an emergency meeting to consider a vote of no confidence in the MCE, after the Electoral Commission (EC) was unavailable to supervise the process. The situation was further complicated when the Assembly auditorium, the designated venue, was found locked. According to the members, Estate Officers informed them that the MCE’s personal aide had locked the facility and taken away the keys, preventing the meeting from taking place.
Assembly Members said their planned vote of no confidence was prompted by what they described as major administrative lapses under the MCE’s leadership. After the aborted meeting, they addressed the media, expressing their dissatisfaction and demanding immediate action.
Speaking on behalf of the group, George Kuntu Blankson, Assembly Member for the Kwamo Electoral Area, called on President Mahama to remove the MCE from office if she does not resign within the one-week period. He stressed that the Assembly Members had lost confidence in the MCE’s leadership and insisted that decisive action was necessary to address the ongoing issues.
“Since the election could not come on today, all the 28 elected assembly members have resolved that we are giving an ultimatum of one week, starting today, for the MCE, Jerryne Asante, in her own interest, submit a resignation letter and recuse herself from office,” he said.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com