General News of Monday, 20 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Government released full list of MMDCEs on September 19• Majority of the nominees are men• Women nominees managed to get 36 slotsAhafo, Western and Western North were the only regions that did not produce any nominees for the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly, MMDA, positions released on Sunday, September 19, 2021. Per GhanaWeb’s count, 36 women are in the running to occupy offices of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, MMDCEs across 13 regions. Greater Accra, Eastern and Ashanti regions produced eight, five and four nominees respectively while Central, Upper East and Upper West produced three nominees each. The sector Minister, Dan Botwe, while addressing journalists said the released list has been forwarded to the various regional ministers. He explained that regional ministers are now required to contact the elections management body, Electoral Commission, to commence processes for assembly elections on the various nominees.

Source: GhanaWeb September 20, 2021 06:56 UTC