There was drama at the La Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA) in Accra on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, as Assembly Members overwhelmingly rejected President John Dramani Mahama's nominee for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Alfredos Nii Anyetei.
The rejection has sparked renewed calls for long-serving party stalwart and current Chief Whip of the Assembly, Aaron Akrong, to be nominated for the top job.
The event, attended by the Member of Parliament for the area and Deputy Minister of Local Government, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, and the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, ended in disappointment for the President's nominee.
Anyetei polled only 5 votes out of 14-representing just 36 percent-falling well short of the two-thirds majority required for confirmation.
