After a back-and-forth, Assembly Members of the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region have finally re-elected their colleague member Mr. Rapchar Botcway as the Presiding Member.
His re-elected comes on the back of four consecutive attempts after one Yaw Debrah had given him a keen contest in three separate polls but both failed to acquire the required two-third votes to emerge victorious.
But in the fourth attempt, the main contender Mr. Debrah bowed out from the race leaving the incumbent Rapchar Botcway to go unopposed to retain his seat with 34 votes.
Speaking to Kingdom News’ KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, the government representative of the New Juaben South Municipality, Mr. Isaac Appau Gyasi expressed his gratification to the Assembly Members for giving Mr. Botcway another nod to continue his good works for the Assembly.
He served notice that the position which has been vacant for the past five months affected the businesses of the assembly although the laws allow the assembly to run without a PM.
The government representative then advised the retained PM to welcome and have a listening ear to the other members of the house who in other way round consult him for assistance since he is their leader of the house.
Furthermore, the New Juaben South Constituency Chairman for NPP, Mr. Charles Osei Opoku Boakye indicated that the victory of Mr. Botcway didn’t come on a silver platter.
According to him, it took the intervention of the Member of Parliament of the area Michael Okyere Baafi, the MCE, Isaac Appau Gyasi, and some other prominent persons within the municipality to talk to the assembly members to forgo their differences and get themselves a PM to lead them in the fourth elections.
“We also let them know that the absence of the PM is affecting the business of the Assembly. So we are most grateful to them for the honor being done to us” he appreciated.
Source// Obohnews.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
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