Scrap one-third government appointees to district assemblies

Asamankese (Eastern Region) -- The National President of the National Associations of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), Mr. Akwasi Asare Ankoma, has suggested that the one-third appointees to the district assemblies by the government be scrapped.

The appointees system has been politicised and therefore, defeated its purpose of bringing in some professionals and technocrats into the assemblies, he said. Mr Ankoma made the suggestion at a forum organised by NALAG at Asamankese to educate the members on the objectives and functions of NALAG.