Bosomtwe assembly wants DCE removed

Some members of the Bosomtwe District Assembly in the Ashanti Region are calling for the dismissal of the District Chief Executive, Veronica Antwi Adjei.

The assembly members have requested for an assembly meeting to afford members the opportunity to pass a vote of no confidence in the DCE.

The assembly members, in a press statement accused Ms Adjei of incompetence, misappropriation of funds and corruption. They also alleged that she has been disrespecting traditional leaders.

For them, the district is better off with another DCE who will steer the affairs of the district towards development.

Below is the statement:

CONCERNED BOSOMTWE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
BOSOMTWE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY – KUNTANASE

2st September, 2016

TO: THE PRESIDING MEMBER – BOSOMTWE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
PETITION TO SUMMON ‘A REQUESTED’ ASSEMBLY MEETING

We the undersigned Honourable Assembly members in pursuant to Chapter 20, Article 243, sections 3(a) of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, the local government Act 1993 (Act 462) sections 4(a) and the Model Standing Orders for MMDAs Part 4 section 17 (1) (2) and (3), which all give the General Assembly the power to remove the DCE through the passage of the vote of no confidence, wish to call on the Hon. Presiding Member to call for a requested meeting (defined under part 22 section 78 of the Model Standing Orders of the house) for Honourable members of the house to decide through a secret ballot (Standing Order 17 (3)).

Honourable members of the house seek to invoke these legal provisions following various allegations levelled against the District Chief Executive. Amongst them are:

1. The rising incompetency on the part of the District Chief Executive.

2. The Assembly has been saddled with corrupt practices and the hijacking of contracts under Hon. Veronica Antwi Adjei.

3. The continuous showing of gross disrespect to the chiefs and good people of Bosomtwe.

4. The approval of contracts without due diligence.

5. Misapplication and misappropriation of assembly’s resources.

These and many other matters relating to the development of the district serve as grounds for calling for an immediate removal of the DCE, Hon. Veronica Antwi Adjei through a vote of no confidence.

Honourable members, having ascertained the facts and evidences on the grounds by this undersigned letter, wish to state that the Honourable DCE cannot and should not be a part of the Bosomtwe District Assembly composition henceforth.

We, therefore, wish to, in pursuant to Part 2 Section 4(b) and 17(3) of the Standing Orders, call for a requested assembly meeting in which we urge the entire house to rise and support the removal of the Hon. DCE from office through a passage of vote of no confidence.

Thanks.

Signed on behalf of all petitioners by:

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Hon. Okatakyie NKWANTA, Michael
Esreso East Electoral Area and Planning Sub-Committee convener

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Hon. Terence Kwame Darby
Feyiase Akoyem Electoral Area
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Stephen Kofi Afram
Abono Electoral Area

Cc.
Ashanti Regional Minister
District Chief Executive
District Coordinating Director
Electoral Commission- Kuntanase
The District Police Command
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