The Head Teacher of Sekyere Adiembra T.I Ahmmadiyya Basic School, Hon. Stephen Kuma Angu has been elected as the Presiding Member (PM) for Wassa East District Assembly. Hon Angu who is also the assembly member for Sekyere Heman electoral area polled 25 out of 31 valid votes cast after he failed on the second attempt to obtain 2/3 of the valid votes cast to be elected as the P.M.
Speaking after he was sworn in by the Wassa East District Magistrate, His Worship Samuel Boabin Quansah at Daboase in the Western Region, Hon. Angu thanked the assembly members for doing him the honour by electing him to steer the affairs of the assembly in the next two years.
He promised to learn the grounds rules quickly and work assiduously to justify the confidence reposed in him.
He also thanked the former presiding member for redrawing his candidature for him to ensure that he receives the mandate of the assembly.
Hon. Anguassured the assembly that he will be transparent and eschew corruption, he however admonished the assembly members to involve unit committee and area council members in their assembly work.
According to the PM, he will ensure that letters and minutes summoning members for meetings and sittings are released on time so members can prepare adequately for it.
For his part the Member of Parliament for Wassa East District, Hon. Isaac Adjei Mensah who also doubles as the Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways congratulated the assembly members for saving the district the unnecessary stress as a result of not being able to reach an agreement.
Earlier, the District Chief Executive Hon. Anthony Emmanuel Aggrey and the District Coordinating Director Madam Rachel Fosua Sarpong took turns to address the assembly on the need to reach consensus in electing a PM, stressing that failure to elect PM for the Assembly will spell doom for the district since the district will lose many financial assistance from the District Development Facility (DDF), Common Fund and also the capacity to mobilize internally generated funds (IGF).
They admonished the assembly members not to run a one man show and do their best to rope in all their electorates in their work.
The assembly seized the opportunity to form seven sub-committees. They include, Works Committee, Finance and Administration, Environmental Health, Justice and Security, Executive Committee, Social Services Committee and Revenue Committee.
