Executives selling DCE application forms are criminals

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January 24, 2017 5:40 PM

Two executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Northern Region have been accused of extorting money from some youth in the region after promising them the position of District Chief Executive.

Presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo-Addo arrives to meet his suporters while official results are being awaited in Accra, on December 8, 2016

The Northern Regional secretary of the New Patriotic Party has described as ‘criminal’ the reported actions of some executives in the region who are selling application forms for the office of District Chief Executive.

Sule Salifu told Ultimatefmonline.com

Two executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Northern Region have been accused of extorting money from some youth in the region after promising the victims the position of District Chief Executive.

Zakaria Sulemana and Abdulai Iddrisu, constituency chairman and secretary respectively of the party in the Bole-Bamboi Constituency are alleged to have taken GH¢ 200 and GH¢ 250 from people who wanted to be given the position under the guise of processing their application forms for district chief executive.

The accused persons denied the claims and challenged their accusers to provide evidence.

Explainer

District, municipal and metropolitan assemblies are the primary agents of development at the local level, responsible for the construction of roads, sanitation and many other essential services in their localities.

The chief executives of local assemblies are appointed by the president and do not need application forms to be considered for the position.

President Nana Akufo-Addo earlier this month fired all DCEs who served under the immediate past John Mahama administration. One of the governing party’s main promises during the December 2016 elections was a change of the law which would now make it possible for Ghanaians to elect district, municipal and metropolitan assemblies.

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