Assembly Members of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly on Tuesday, failed to endorse Mr. Ernest Arthur, who was re-nominated by President Akufo Addo to serve another term as the Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive Officer.
He needed 44 of the valid votes to be confirmed as MCE but polled 34 out of 65 valid votes cast.
As per the local government regulations, a nominee needs to poll two-thirds of the votes to be confirmed.
Another election is expected to be held within 10 days by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) to determine whether he will sail through.
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The list of the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) was released last week and contains 260 MMDCEs to head the 260 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the 16 political administrative regions of the country.
38 of the number are women with the remaining 222 being men.
Source: Anthony Sasu Ayisadu/ATLFMNEWS
