{
  "id": 738510,
  "title": "IDEG pushes for NDC, NPP consensus on election of local government executives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/ideg-pushes-for-ndc-npp-consensus-on-election-of-local-government",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T04:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ideg-pushes-for-ndc-npp-consensus-on-election-of-local-government-executives/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to build consensus on the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) before undertaking major local government reforms.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}