Arrogant DCE Snubs Mills' Directive

The District Chief Executive for Ahanta West Assembly, Mr. Kwesi Biney has discarded the invitation extended by President John Evans Atta Mills to all District, Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies (DMMCE) to stay in office until further notice. Mr. Biney, whose arrogance is widely known, yesterday disrespectfully and arrogantly stunned listeners of Peace Fm on Sunday evening, when he reportedly and openly told the world that he was not ready to comply with President John Evans Atta Mills’ directive that serving District, Municipal and Metropolitan Chief Executives should stay in office until further notice.

It would be recalled that the President last week directed that serving DMMCEs should stay in office until substantive ones were appointed to take over from them.

But Mr. Biney, appearing on Kyzz Fm News hour maintained that he was not prepared to stay in office and that if President Mills and his NDC government did not have the men to take up such positions, then they should shove it. Though this reporter reached Mr. Biney on his cell phone for him to explain the rationale behind his tantrums, he failed to give any tangible explanation except to say to this reporter -‘Adams , you know I will not speak to you, so you are just wasting your credit’, he then cut off the line.

This reporter can report that at the time that the directive came from the President, Mr. Biney was then in Accra. A source at the Assembly confirmed to this reporter that he had not been at post since the directive. He was only there briefly, and drove away in one of the Assembly vehicles.

Though Mr. Biney is leaving office, this reporter can report that one of the blunders he caused while in office as DCE, that needs to be investigated, is how he financed his Sandwich course at the University of Cape Coast, which earned him a degree.

Another blunder that needs to be investigated is how he arbitrarily awarded contracts to his crony, Papa Cromwell without following proper procedure, and how he (Biney) managed to privatise the collection of lorry tolls for the same Papa Cromwell, managed by Cromwell’s private company.

This paper can report that Mr. Biney is the only DCE in the region who has come out openly to oppose the directive from the President. A number of DMMCEs this reporter spoke to, said they have complied with the President’s directive asking them to stay in office until further notice.

One of such Municipal Executive, Mr. Mireku Duker, Municipal Chief Executive for Tarkwa Nsuaem said he was ready to comply with the President’s directive