Assembly members in the twenty-six electoral areas of the Amansie South District in the Ashanti region have threatened to boycott the confirmation of the president’s nominee for district chief executive.
They are unhappy the district coordinating director, Nana Opoku Ababio, sworn-in some government appointees into the assembly without their presence.
Assembly Member for Manso Nkran electoral area, Joseph Antwi Prempeh, who led the press conference said it is unfair and disrespectful to the assembly members for such an exercise to be conducted on their blind side.
“We will also kick against the President’s appointment which will need our participation,” he said. “Our motive is to support government business but the coordinator’s disrespectfulness to us will push us to kick against government business”.
Other assembly members expressed worry that not a single member of the house was invited.
“We represent over four thousand members in our communities in the assembly so why do you want to sideline our opinions,” said Ebenezer Oppong of Aboaso electoral area.
The coordinating director for Amansie South District, Nana Opoku Ababio, however, explained a letter was issued informing the assembly members of the President’s appointment to the district.
“We did not officially invite anybody since this is a short ceremony and it doesn’t breach any law. We are on good terms and it’s not the intention to underestimate their opinion,” he said.