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Upper East Vetting Committee to announce final MDA applicants by Friday, January 31

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The committee responsible for vetting and scoring applicants for Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the Upper East Region is set to announce its final determinations by the close of Friday, January 31, 2025.

As part of the announcement, the committee will publish the names of the top three applicants who scored the highest marks in the vetting process for each MDA. This means a total of 45 names will be released across the 15 MDAs in the region.

The Upper East Regional Communications Officer, Jonathan Salifu, confirmed this during an interview with Mark Smith on the Day Break Upper East Show.

“The party gave us up to the 31st, which is Friday, so we are working within the timelines. On that score, we will be expecting the list latest by the close of day Friday,” he stated.

Once the committee completes its work, the final decision on who will be nominated as Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) will be left to the President.

Meanwhile, nominees for Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executive (MMDCE) positions who hail from the same area as their Member of Parliament (MP) may not be considered for appointment, according to the Upper East Regional Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jonathan Abdallah Salifu.

Speaking to A1 Radio, Mr. Abdallah revealed that this directive is part of guidelines issued by the NDC’s national executive to the MMDCE vetting committee. The move, he explained, is aimed at ensuring a fair distribution of political power and an equitable allocation of resources across constituencies.

The guideline mandates that nominees for the position of Chief Executive of an assembly cannot come from the same community as the sitting MP. According to Mr. Salifu, this measure is intended to prevent the concentration of political authority in a single area, thereby promoting inclusivity and balanced development.

“There was something very key in the guidelines. National had said, try not to pick MMDCEs from areas where the MP comes from. We are looking at balancing,” he emphasized.

Source: A1Radioonline.com | 101.1MHz | Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith | Bolgatanga

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