By Emmanuel Mensah-Abludo
The Chief Executive nominee for the Wa East District, Adamu Sayibu, and his counterpart for the Nadowli-Kaleo District, Madam Mary Haruna, both of whom faced stiff opposition leading to their rejection in April this year, have now been approved.
Emmanuel Mensah-Abludo reports that the approval of the nominees followed their renomination by the President after their earlier outright rejection by the two District Assemblies. The confirmation exercises drew large crowds to the District Assembly halls at Funsi and Nadowli, the respective venues for the events.
Ibrahim Rashad served as the Presiding Officer for the Wa East event, while the Nadowli-Kaleo confirmation was supervised by the Acting Upper West Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, Obrepong Daniel Kwatia Larbi.
At the previous confirmation in April, Mr. Adamu Sayibu faced a 63.89% disapproval rate, with 23 “No” votes. However, in the latest round, he garnered 28 “Yes” votes out of 36, representing 77.78%, confirming him as the DCE for Wa East.
Madam Mary Haruna, who previously suffered a 53.85% disapproval rate with 28 “No” votes, secured 46 “Yes” votes in the latest round, representing 88.50%, confirming her as DCE for Nadowli-Kaleo.
Both Mr. Sayibu and Madam Haruna expressed gratitude for their confirmation and shared their aspirations as District Chief Executives. They called for support from all stakeholders to fast-track development in their districts.
Messrs Timothy Nbeenaba and Braimah Yakubu presided over the confirmation exercises as Presiding Members for the Wa East and Nadowli-Kaleo District Assemblies, respectively.
Among the notable attendees were the Upper West Regional Minister, Charles Lwanga Puozuing.
Others were the Chief Director of the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council, Pognaa Hajia Fati Koray; the MP for Wa East, Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw; and the Upper West Regional Chairman of the NDC, Abdul Nasir, popularly known as “Bunas”.
