[ 2011-04-07 ]

Atwima-Nwabiagya Assembly fails to elect presiding member
The 56-member Atwima-Nwabiagya District Assembly
has for the third time in 21 days failed to break
the deadlock over the election of a presiding
member (PM).

After two rounds of voting, none of the two
contestants for the position, Mr Stephen Boateng,
immediate past PM, and Mr Anthony Bernard Ansah,
could secure the mandatory two-thirds majority
votes.

Earlier, a third candidate, Mr Kwaku Boateng, had
withdrawn his nomination.

Ms Fatima Kantoma, the District Electoral Officer,
said a new date would be fixed for the election.

The Ashanti Regional Minister Dr Kwaku
Agyemang-Mensah, who hails from the area, urged
the members to climb down from their entrenched
positions to find a common ground.

He said they should put the interest of the
district ahead of any other consideration.

Source - GNA

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