MEMBERS of the Savelugu/Nanton District Assembly in the Northern Region have eventually rejected the nominee for the district chief executive position, Abdulai Alhassan Red, in an emotionally packed election.
At the end of the second round of voting on Wednesday, 28 members voted against the confirmation of Mr Red while 21 assented with one rejected ballot in the 52-member assembly.
In the first election on April 27, the nominee received 19 votes as against 32. With the latest development, the President, Atta Mills will have to nominate another person for consideration by the assembly. Mr Red’s rejection is the first by any assembly in the region so far.
The nominee who looked calm accepted the verdict of the people and expressed appreciation to the President for his nomination.
“The NDC party is bigger than any individual or group. I will therefore entreat the assembly to support and accept whoever the President will nominate,” he pleaded.
Mr Red further advised his sympathisers not to feel embittered by the outcome of the elections neither should they engage in any act that will disturb the peace in the area.
The deputy Northern Regional Minister, Mr Moses Mabengba, described the process as a victory for democracy. “The party has spoken and we must accept the verdict of the people.”
He commended the people for the peaceful conduct of the entire process inspite of the seeming tension that had engulfed the elections earlier in the day.
The Presiding Member of the assembly, Mr Yakubu Abdul-Rahman, called for restraint while the President made fresh nomination. He entreated them to refrain from engaging in any disturbances as a result of the assembly’s decision.
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