The Minority members on the Local Government and Rural Development Committee have called on President Akufo-Addo and the sector to order a re-run of elections following the incidents recorded at the confirmation of some nominees.
In a press conference through its Ranking Member on the Local Government Committee, Hon. Nii Lantey Vanderpujji stated that there should be a re-run of the elections in all the disgraceful processes recorded in some of the assemblies.
The areas they mentioned are the Bibiani- Anhwiaso, Assin South, Skyere- Kumawu, Cape Coast, Lawra and others where the process was manipulated to prevent the assembly members from exercising their constitutional mandate.
He urged the IGP to investigate all reported cases of abuse of the process of assault, intimidations, threat abs physical manhandling of assembly members and MPs in those MMDAs reported and take disciplinary actions to prevent further deterioration.
”The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development must immediately set in motion, a mechanism to repair the damaged relationship and cooperation between assembly members for development in the districts,” he said.
He insisted that the processes were manipulated and assembly members intimidated.
For this reason, they want the President to stop imposing rejected nominees on the assemblies on two occasions.
He wants the IGP to explain the unexpected and huge deployment of Police personnel to certain assemblies because we are not sure we are in a Police state adding, we want the IGP to cease the unwarranted prosecution of aggrieved assembly members.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
