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Suhum MCE launches “yes” campaign for December 17 referendum

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Suhum in the Eastern Region, Mrs. Margaret Darko Darkwa has launched a “Yes” vote for December 17th referendum at Nankese community, a suburb of Suhum.

Date Created : 11/20/2019 3:30:50 AM : Story Author : Augustine Odei/Ghanadistricts.com

Mrs. Darkwa took her time to school the public on the merit and the need to vote “Yes” on the day of the referendum. In her speech, she said YES or NO vote will not stop the election of the MMDCEs but it is to determine the participation of political parties’ involvement in electing MMDCEs, Assembly members and unit committee members.

She said the YES will help deepen our democracy in the local level since the MMDCEs, Assembly members and the unit committee members represent the local presidents and parliamentarians, the political parties involvements will help screen their candidates through internal primaries. It will also break the winner takes all in Ghana politics for instance we can have a president from NPP and NDCs in some Municipal which will improve checks and balances in the ruling government and the Assemblies.

She stressed on the hypocrisy of political parties hiding behind candidates in the Assembly election, adding that “our YES vote will stop that comic behavior and come out bold to campaign on a political ticket.” She also said we need to change our undemocratic nature of the local government system for the time being by ensuring democracy at the national level to be same as the local level where the citizens will elect local leaders on multi partisan bases as they do for president and parliamentarians.

Ending her speech, she touched on some achievements like the education, health, water and sanitation, electrification, roads among others and flagship programmes of the ruling NPP government led by Nana Addo Planting for food and job, Free SHS, NABCO, 1D1F among others.

Questions were asked by the people and Mrs.Darko and the referendum committee members cleared the questions with clarity to the satisfaction of the understanding. She urge the people present to vote YES on 17th December and also broadcast what they have heard about the YES campaign to their friends and families to vote massively.

The chairman of the occasion, Nana Annor Marfo chief of Nanakese expressed gratitude to the MCE and the committee for such insightful education to his people and urges all to vote YES to bring the president view to bear and advice the MCE and committee to intensify the education.