By P. K. Yankey
Esiama (W/R), March 16, GNA – Dr Clement Clinton Blay, Chief Executive Officer of SHAIP Africa, a non-governmental organisation, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to expedite processes in selecting Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to ensure local development.
He also advised yet-to-be named MMDCES to act with some level of speed to fast track development of their areas.
He, however, said: “Despite the level of speed, they must not be oblivious of the fact that there are potential rots that need to be investigated and dealt with in a timely manner.”
He was speaking to the Ghana News Agency in an interview at Esiama in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region.
President Mahama revoked the appointments of MMDCEs in the erstwhile New Patriotic Party government a day after he was sworn into office.
Since then, prospective MMDCEs have been undergoing screening and vetting for the position.
Dr Blay noted that though the President had directed all Coordinating Directors at the Assemblies to act as MMDCEs, their authority was limited because they were not clothed with same authority as the MMDCEs.
He said: “The MMDCEs as implementers of the decentralization process, play a crucial role especially with our system of governance”.
He, thus, urged the government to speedup processes and name substantive MMDCEs for accelerated growth.
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