Two former chief executives of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly have been summoned before the Kumasi Traditional Council to answer questions on how they leased some Kejetia lands to private developers. Mr Kofi Jumah and Samuel Sarpong are said to have leased the Kejetia lands to three private developers for 40 years. The developers have put … Read more
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has denied claims that it has started a decongestion exercise in the city’s central business district. Petty traders along the pavement from the Children Hospital to the Kejetia Central Market have been relocated to the Race Course to pave the way for the reconstruction of the roads from the Komfo Anokye … Read more
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) nominee for the Obuasi Municipal Assembly, Elijah Adansi Bonah has been confirmed by the Assembly members in the area. He polled a total of 37 out of 55 votes cast. This represents 67% of the total votes with 17 dissenting votes and 1 rejected in an election supervised by the … Read more
A former government appointee at the Kumasi metropolitan assembly Mr. Francis Dodovi has petitioned the Commission for Human Rights and Admnistrative Justice over some Two Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis bribery allegation between the presiding member Hon. Abraham Boadi, some members of the assembly and an investor known as Alpha Power Company Limited. According to him, … Read more
A former government appointee of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Francis Dodovi, has petitioned the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the Presiding Member (PM) and some selected members over bribery and conflict of interest allegations. Mr Dodovi alleged in his petition that a delegation led by the PM, Abraham Boadi, … Read more
A former Spokesperson for the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council and past government appointee of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Francis Dodovi has petitioned the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate alleged corrupt deals involving some members and officials of the KMA. In a petition delivered to the Ashanti Regional Office of … Read more
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is set to open formal investigations into allegations of bribery against the Presiding Member of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Abraham Boadi. A petition presented to CHRAJ alleged that the Presiding Member led a delegation of some selected Assembly Members to Accra to meet and negotiate … Read more
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) owes J. Stanley Owusu Group, which operates the Oti Landfill site, a whopping GHC60 million. Francis Marshall of J. Stanley Owusu Group, said that KMA’s failure to pay the company for nine years had negatively affected its operations. He said some of the creditors of the company such as GT … Read more
A former Spokesperson for the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council and past government appointee of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Mr. Francis Dodovi has said that the crop of current Assembly discharge their duties based on political lines which made things difficult for the former mayor, Kojo Bonsu . He explains that suspicion at the assembly … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has been approved. At a meeting of 133 assembly members held at the True Vine Hotel at Adiebeba in Kumasi on Friday, March 17, Osei Assibey Antwi received a majority of votes to be mayor of Ghana’s second largest city. … Read more
Members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly will meet on Friday, March 17 to decide on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee for Chief Executive. President Akufo-Addo on Friday named Osei Assibey Antwi as his nominee for Kumasi mayor. He had also nominated three others for Tamale, Accra and Sekondi-Takoradi. In a summons notice to the … Read more
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has elected Abraham Boadi Assembly member for the ridge Nhyeaso electoral area as Presiding Member for the assembly. He went unopposed. He polled 110 yes as against 20 person who voted to no against him and was sworn in by Kumasi High Court Judge Justice Nicholas Abodakpi. Addressing the house … Read more
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has elected Abraham Boadi as the new presiding member. The assemblyman for the Nhyeaso electoral area went unopposed for the position. He pulled 110 ‘YES’ votes as against the 20 who voted ‘NO’ in the Tuesday elections. He has been sworn into office by the Kumasi High court judge, Justice Nicholas … Read more
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has elected Abraham Boadi as the new presiding member. The assemblyman for the Nhyeaso electoral area went unopposed for the position. He pulled 110 ‘YES’ votes as against the 20 who voted ‘NO’ in the Tuesday elections. He has been sworn into office by the Kumasi High court judge, Justice Nicholas … Read more
Otumfuo’s Manwerehene, Baffour Osei Hyiaman Bretuo VI, has put himself forward to compete in the council of state election in the Ashanti Region. He is among the over 20 people in the Region who have filed to contest in the election which comes off on February 16 in Kumasi, the regional capital. Other renowned personalities contesting to … Read more
A total of 35 people drawn from three regions have filed to contest the Council of State election slated for February 9. The EC opened nominations from January 20 and closed it on January 26, 2017. The 1992 Constitution mandates the Council of State under Article 89 to counsel the President in the performance of … Read more
After a year of stalemate, members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) have finally elected the chief of Amakom, Nana Adu Mensah Asare, as the new Presiding Member. He won by 100 votes to become the next Presiding Member. TV3’s William Evans-Nkum reports that a total of 123 out of 147 assembly members voted at … Read more
Kojo Bonsu, the immediate past Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), performed abysmally in office, hence his premature exit from office, Abraham Boadi, popularly known as Opooman, the Assembly Member of Nhyiaeso, has said. He said the only project Mr Bonsu embarked on to develop Kumasi was the Rattray Park. The park was … Read more
The way is clear now for the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly to end the Presiding Member election stalemate as two rival contenders step down. Abraham Boadi and Michael Adusei, assembly members for Ridge-Nhyiaeso and Dadiesoaba respectively who were deadlocked in the last round of voting have pulled out after meetings with the Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC). … Read more
One of the main candidates for the Presiding Member of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly was detained Thursday for noise-making. A Kumasi Circuit Court judge ordered the arrest and detention of Assembly member for Ridge Nhyiaeso Electoral area, Abraham Boadi also known as Opooman. Another Assembly man Alexander Bediako member for Edwenase/Agric Electoral area was also … Read more