DCE’s were not sacked for being anti-Bawumia – Dan Botwe clarifies

According to Minister of Local Government and Decentralization Dan Botwe, President Akufo-Addo’s decision to revoke the appointments of 24 district chief executives is consistent with his intention to assemble a strong team to carry out the government agenda.

Twenty-four district chief executives (DCE) nationwide had their appointments revoked by the president on Friday, February 2.  The revocation had no stated cause.

According to some reports, the DCEs were fired in regions where Mahamudu Bawumia, the party’s nominee for president in 2024, did poorly in the previous year’s primaries.

On Monday, February 5, Botwe, in an interview with Kwaku Nhyira-Addo on the Asaase Breakfast Show, refuted the reports.

“In all the 275 constituencies that the primaries were held, the figures are there, the Electoral Commission and media has the figures, so one will have to rank them from the least to see whether this supports those assertions,” he said.

“It is totally false” Botwe added.

“One cannot say that DCEs who have been sacked are from areas where Dr. Bawumia didn’t perform well during the NPP flagbearer race. This claim is not supported by any statistics or any facts, so let’s not make such allegations,” he said.

In place of the twenty-four District Chief Executives (DCEs) that were fired on Friday, February 2, President Akufo-Addo has named 26 new DCEs.

The President stated in a revocation letter dated Friday, February 2, that his decision complies with both section 20 (3) (b) of the Local Government Act, 2014 (Act 936) and Article 243 (3) b of the Constitution.

Daniel Owuredu of Nkoranza North, Patrick Kumor of Weija-Gbawe, Elizabeth Kaaki Mann of Ga East, Alhaji Abdulai Adams of Pru East, and Dorcas Elizabeth Amoah of Nzema East are among the DCEs who were fired.

Why they are being fired is unknown.

But hours later, the President announced in a letter that 26 new DCEs are appointed to replace the fired ones.

Signed on Saturday, February 3, the appointment letter stated that it was “pending their approval by their respective assemblies.”

Among them are Prince Dormaa Amoah of Ahafo Ano North, Felix Owusu Gyima of Nkwanta South, Samson Gbolu of Sene East, and Jacob K. Dumakawe.

Source: Ghanatodayonline.com