The President’s nominee for the District Chief Executive (DCE) position in the Nadowli/Kaleo District, Mary Mumuni, has been rejected by assembly members after a crucial confirmation vote held on Monday, April 28.
Mary Mumuni, who currently serves as the Women’s Organiser for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the district, garnered 24 “yes” votes against 28 “no” votes, falling short of the required two-thirds majority needed for approval.
Her rejection makes her the second DCE nominee to be turned down in the Upper West Region during this latest round of confirmations. On April 17, 2025, Shaibu Adamu, the president’s nominee for the Wa East District, also failed to secure enough votes to be confirmed.
The outcome of the Nadowli/Kaleo confirmation process leaves the district without a substantive DCE, pending further action by the President.
According to established procedures, the President may choose to renominate the same individuals for a second attempt or select new candidates to undergo the assembly’s voting process again.
Despite the setbacks in Nadowli/Kaleo and Wa East, the confirmation exercise across the Upper West Region has largely been successful.
Nine out of the eleven Municipal and District Assemblies have so far approved their respective Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executive (MMDCE) nominees.
The people of Nadowli/Kaleo and Wa East will now have to wait for further directives from the Presidency, as the local governance structures in those districts remain incomplete.