None of the two candidates vying for the Presiding Member slot of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly could obtain the two-thirds majority votes needed for victory.
Abraham Boadi, Assembly Member for Ridge-Nhyiaso Electoral Area polled 69 votes while Adusei Bonsu Micheal, Assembly Member for Asafo Dadieso Aba Electoral area had 50 votes.
Tuesday’s election was the sixth attempt after five failed attempts which were marred by free-for-all brawls and fisticuffs.
The Assembly postponed the last attempt to today to give the assembly members ample time to make further consultations.
The Assembly has been split as supporters of the candidates took entrenched positions to ensure their preferred candidate got elected.
In the five elections conducted so far, none of the candidates could garner the constitutionally mandated two-thirds majority of votes cast.
In their last attempt to elect a Presiding Member on Tuesday September 27, Adumhene, Nana Baffour Adjei Kesse, stepped down to allow Nana Kofi Senya contest the slot as an unopposed candidate but he failed to get the needed number of votes necessitating frest nominations.
There was tight security at the TUC Hall where the election took place on Tuesday, 4 October. Unit Committee members of the assembly also threatened to go on a demonstration if the assembly failed again to elect a PM.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
