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Asene Manso Akroso Assembly Fails To Elect a Presiding Member After Two consecutive Times of Elections


Asene Manso Akroso Assembly Fails To Elect a Presiding Member After Two consecutive Times of Elections

The Asene Manso Akroso Assembly (AMA) in the Eastern Region has been unable to elect a Presiding Member (PM) after two consecutive days of voting held on Thursday 26th February and Wednesday 4th March 2026 respectively.

The first election which occured on Thursday 26th February saw the incumbent, Hon. Enoch Ofori Eden, securing 11 votes, and Hon. Andrew Dough obtaining 21.  Per Section 27 of the Local Governance Act (Act 936), the Presiding Member must be elected by at least two-thirds of Assembly members. With 34 members in the Assembly, a candidate requires a minimum of 23 votes to be elected. 

In effect, the assembly members agreed the meeting be postponed and resume within ten days for another election to determine who becomes the next PM for the assembly.

The assembly reconvene to exercise their franchise on Wednesday 4th March 2026, at the end of the voting the incumbent, Hon. Enoch Ofori Eden secured 14 votes, His sole contender, Hon. Andrew Dough also secured 17 votes.

The act governing the election stipulated that, where the candidates for the presiding member position failed to attain two-thirds of the assembly members on two consecutive run-off within ten days after the first runoff, the candidates shall be put aside for a fresh nomination.

Both Enoch Ofori Eden and Andrew Dough are not eligible to participate in fresh nomination. Hence fresh nomination was open for those who have an interest in contesting. Following this, sitting was adjourned till further notice.


Story filed by; Odiasempa Kwaku Ahiaku

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