Elect MMDCEs On Non-Partisan Basis -KNUST Don
A planning educator and senior lecturer at the Department of Planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Stephen Appiah Takyi, has called for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on a strictly non-partisan basis. He argued that Ghana’s local governance system would not be fundamentally transformed […] The post Elect…
Dr Stephen Appiah Takyi, a planning educator at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, has advocated for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on a non-partisan basis. Takyi argued that current political influence over local government leader selection fails to transform Ghana's local governance system.
The government, following the Constitutional Review Committee's report, proposed a system where the President nominates candidates, including at least two women, with the top three shortlisted to contest elections. However, Takyi disagreed, stating both proposed systems are politically based and would not address local governance challenges.
He proposed a non-partisan election, allowing any competent citizen, regardless of political affiliation, to run and be voted into office. Takyi believes this approach could encourage competitive governance, with citizens evaluating candidates based on development plans and performance.
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