The Metropolitan Chief Executive, MCE, nominee for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, (AMA) Elizabeth Kwatsoe Sackey, has been fully confirmed by Assembly members to become the first female AMA Mayor.
Her confirmation was done today, Thursday, October 7, 2021, at the AMA office.
33 assembly members of the AMA voted ‘Yes’ to confirm her nomination for the position.
Madam Elizabeth Sackey’s name was on the list of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives released by the Minister for Local Government, Dan Botwe on Sunday, September 19, 2021.
However, prior to the list being made public, some NPP youth in the Odododiodoo constituency of the Greater Accra Region, staged a demonstration on Saturday, September 18, 2021, to express their displeasure.
The Ghana Police Service subsequently arrested four leaders of the demonstration.
The outgoing MCE of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, later condemned the said demonstration.
He also disassociated himself from the incident and urged his supporters to respect the decision of President Akufo-Addo.
Emmanuel Romeo Tetteh
