{"id":29137,"date":"2021-09-16T09:48:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T09:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=29137"},"modified":"2021-09-16T09:48:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T09:48:32","slug":"finalized-mmdces-list-to-be-submitted-to-local-government-minister-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=29137","title":{"rendered":"Finalized MMDCEs list to be submitted to Local Government Minister today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo will later this morning [Thursday, September 16, 2021], submit a list of nominated Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to the Minister for Local Government and Regional Reorganisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was made known in a Facebook post by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He confirmed that the President has finalized the list of nominees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He thus assured that the Ministry of Local Government Rural Development will soon announce the names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cList of MMDCE nominees finalized by President Akufo-Addo; it will be submitted in the morning to the Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Hon. Dan Botwe. Expect the list to be announced by the Minister very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has been criticised for the lack of progress in appointing new MMDCEs nine months into a new administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Presidency has rejected claims that the delay in appointing Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) is hampering development at the local government level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to the press at the Jubilee House, the Director of Communications at the Presidency,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2021\/08\/delay-in-appointing-mmdces-hasnt-affected-development-at-local-level-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eugene Arhin<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;said: \u201cI don\u2019t think there should be any cause for concern because work is still ongoing at the various MMDA levels\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCurrently, there is no vacuum at the various districts, metropolitan areas and municipalities because the old MMDCEs are still in office on a day-to-day basis going about their respective duties.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo will later this morning [Thursday, September 16, 2021], submit a list of nominated Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to the Minister for Local Government and Regional Reorganisation. 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