APPOINT EXPERIENCED ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AS DCEs (PAGE 12, JAN 21, 2011)

THE Assembly member of the Zorko –Kanga electoral area in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region, Alexis Ayamdor has proposed that experienced assembly members who have worked with the various District Assemblies be selected to become District Chief Executives (DCEs).
Mr. Ayamdor, who retained the seat at the last District Level election, stated in an interview that experienced assembly members when elected as DCEs stood a much better chance of addressing issues relating to development of the Assemblies.
According to him, when experienced persons were appointed to such positions, they would be better placed to deliver since such persons had acquired some level of experience and were more versatile when it comes to the running the administration of the District Assemblies than people who were elected to represent their respective assemblies and had no requisite experiences.
He pointed out that the current practice where the President appointed people to head District Assemblies was not helping the development of the districts and suggested that experienced assembly members should rather be made to contest for the position of DCEs.
This, he indicated, would help encourage assembly members to work harder to increase the output of the assemblies and also make the DCE-elect also become more accountable to the electorate.
Touching on the just ended district level elections, Mr. Ayamdor said despite the numerous public awareness and education, many eligible voters did not show much interest in the electoral process, hence the need to put in place corrective measures to avert such flaws in future elections.