Hon. Deborah Ampofo, the President’s Nominee as the new Municipal Chief Executive, has been confirmed with a 100 percent vote, 14 out of 14 votes, at a special General Assembly Meeting held, on Friday 23rd February 2024, at the Conference Hall of the Assembly.

The Meeting follows the inauguration of the Sixth (6th) Assembly on Monday, 12th February, 2024.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on 2nd February 2024 nominated Madam Deborah Ampofo as the MCE having revoked the appointment of Hon. Elizabeth Kaakie Mann.

The Ga East Municipal Electoral Commission, led by the Municipal Electoral Officer, Ms. Janet Koranteng, and under the supervision of the Greater Accra Electoral Officer, Ms. Gladys Tenkorang, conducted the exercises to elect the Presiding Member and subsequently the confirmation of the Municipal Chief Executive.

Hon. Deborah Ampofo expressed immense gratitude to the President for considering and nominating her to serve in this high office and assured the residents of her determination to advance the development of the Municipality from where her predecessors left off.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the President of the Republic for nominating me and also my Assembly Members, I thank them very much and I promise that we will be working together to make Dome-Kwabenya and Ga East Municipality a very peaceful Municipality”, she remarked.

“They (residents) should expect good things coming from the Assembly”, the Hon. MCE added.

Among the dignitaries at the Meeting were the Deputy Minister of Defense and husband of the Hon. MCE, Hon. Kofi Amankwa-Manu, the newly elected President of the Ga East Chiefs’

Association, Hon. Samuel Nii Annang Ofori, the Chief of Abokobi, Hon. Samuel Nii Adjetey Mohenu, Greater Accra Regional Planning Officer, Mrs. Jemima Lomotey, Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr. Nii-Amarh Ashitey, Immediate-past PM, Hon. Jesse Nii Noi Anum, and NPP Chairman for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Mr. Robert Osei-Bonsu.