Story: Collins Agyekum Gyasi, Obuasi
A THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-old teacher, Richmond Duodo, has been elected the Presiding Member (PM) of the Upper Denkyira East Municipal Assembly in the Central Region.
That was after he had obtained two-thirds of the total votes cast by the assembly members. The assembly was elevated after the old district had been divided into two.
He obtained 22 votes, as against seven by his closest competitor, Joseph Obeng Ahinapong, in an election which travelled into a third round and involved four Assembly members.
The election was supervised by the Municipal Electoral Commissioner, Mr E.T. Odonko.
At the end of the first round, Mr Duodo could not obtain the two-thirds majority required out of 29 votes cast to be declared winner.
Mr Paul Danquah and Mr Francis Yaw Boadi polled two and three votes respectively, while Mr Ahinapong and Richmond Duodo pulled 11 and 13 in that order.
The second round contest could not produce a clear-cut winner, with Duodo and Ahinapong obtaining 20 and nine votes respectively.
Duodo polled 22 votes in the third round to obtain the required two-thirds of the total votes cast to be declared the winner of the contest.
Mr Duodo lauded his colleague assembly members for electing him as the PM of the assembly.
He called for the support of all members in making the work of the assembly easier and development-oriented.
For his part, the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Richard Anane Adabor, commended the assembly members for making the keenly contested election very peaceful.
He appealed to members to play their collective roles by ensuring that the municipality maintained its pride and position as the cleanest in the Central Region.
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