BUILSA NORTH MP THROWS WEIGHT BEHIND DCE (PAGE 16)

THE National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa North, Mr Timothy Ataboadey has declared his total support for the newly approved District Chief Executive (DCE) for Builsa, Mr Norbert Awulley.
He stressed that Mr Awulley was best suited for the job.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, Mr Ataboadey, who had initially expressed dissent over the choice of Mr Awulley by the President, said having reflected over the issue and knowing who the nominee was, he had no doubt in his mind that, he would live up to the task.
Mr Ataboadey was among the few high profile personalities to have vehemently opposed the choice of Mr Awulley as the DCE.
He told a section of the media that broad consultations were not done with the party stakeholders and that he believed some personalities at the presidency manipulated the selection of the various district, municipal and metropolitan chief executives.
According to the Builsa North MP, although the NDC party promised him and the party supporters in the area that they would be consulted during the selection process, they only heard on air the one who had been chosen as the DCE.
However, when the Daily Graphic contacted him moments after the nominee was overwhelming approved by the assembly, he said “Those initial reactions are natural and bound to happen”,
”I have worked with him (Mr Awulley) for far too long and I believe that he will show that he is really the father of the district by bringing all of us on board”.