Correspondence from the Eastern Region The Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly (LMKMA) in the Eastern Region has yet again failed to elect a Presiding Member (PM) to preside over its meetings after six consecutive attempts on three different occasions.
None of the candidates was able to garner the mandated two-thirds of the total votes cast in the previous elections to secure the position.
The latest Electoral Commission (EC) supervised polls held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at the Municipal Assembly, saw none of the three candidates who vied for the position obtain the required numbers after two rounds of voting per the Local Government Act to make any of them PM of the LMKMA.
After the first round, District Electoral Officer, Jonathan Okine, announced that government appointee and former Assemblyman for Kpong Zongo, Siba Alhassan, polled 6 votes, with Raymond Gborson, Assemblyman for Kpong-Ahundjo, and Amatey George Laweh, Assemblyman for Akotoe, polling 10 and 18 votes respectively, all falling short of the 31 votes required. 10 rejected ballots were recorded during the process.
