General News of Thursday, 7 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Shama DCE nominee has been rejected• It is alleged he paid GH¢2,500 each to some assembly members• Ebenezer Dadzie had 12 out of 25 members voting for himPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the position of District Chief Executive, DCE, for the Shama District, Ebenezer Dadzie, was rejected after allegedly paying GH¢2,500 each to some assembly members. Out of the 25 members of the Shama District Assembly, the DCE nominee secured 12 votes whilst 11 members voted against him. Some assembly members who described themselves as allies of the DCE nominee, the report indicated, were agitated about the development. There have been similar allegations over the years of assembly members within the Shama district taking monies from DCE nominees before confirming them. Mark Ackon, the presiding member for the Shama district assembly, has since denied the allegation and indicated that none of the assembly members took such money from the president’s nominee.

Source: GhanaWeb October 07, 2021 08:48 UTC