See list of 24 district chief executives who have just been sacked by President Akufo-Addo

A total of twenty-four district chief executives have been sacked by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Their dismissal was contained in a letter dated Friday, February 2, 2024.

The letter signed by President Akufo-Addo announcing the revocation of the appointments quoted Article 243 (3) (b) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20 (3) (b) of the Local Government Act, 2016, (Act 936).

"I write to inform you that I have revoked the appointments of the following persons as District Chief Executives" the letter stated.

In another letter dated Saturday, February 3, 2024, new nominees to fill the vacancies created were also announced by President Akufo-Addo.

The letter revoking the appointments does not state the reasons for the dismissals.

But in political circles, there are discussions suggesting that some of these district chief executives made attempts or contested or secretly or openly were involved in the just ended parliamentary primaries of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) which elected candidates to fill parliamentary slots of the NPP in the  December 7, 2024 parliamentary elections.

Before the contest, the NPP issued a directive that asked all metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives not to challenge sitting members of Parliament in the contest. They were also asked not to openly support candidates.

Per the list announced by the President, some of the dismissed DCEs are in areas where the party does not even have sitting MPs.

See list of dismissed DCEs.

1. MARTINA APPIAH NYANTAKYI - AHAFO ANO NORTH

2. NII LARTEH OLLENU - AMANSIE WEST

3. DANIEL OWUREDU - NKORANZA SOUTH

4. ALHAJI ABDULAI ADAMS - PRU EAST

5. GMASOMBE JEROME KOFI GYIMAH - SENE EAST

6. JOSEPH AIDOO - AWUTU SENYA WEST

7. SAMUEL KWAME AGYEKUM - ASUOGYAMAN

8. SETH ASANTE - ATIWA WEST

9. COMFORT ASANTE - NEW JUABEN NORTH

10. ISAAC KWADZO BUABENG - NSAWAM-ADOAGYIRI

11. DANIEL ALEXANDER NII-NOI ADUMUA - ADENTAN

12. MOHAMMED BASHIRU KAMARA - GA CENTRAL

13. ELIZABETH KAAKIE MANN - GA EAST

14. PATRICK KWESI BRAKO KUMOR - WEIJA GBAWE

15. RASHIDA MAHAMA - EAST MAMPRUSI

16. EMMANUEL JALULAH KAJAL - KRACHI WEST

17. LENWAH BRIGHT KWAME - NKWANTA SOUTH

18. LOSINA BARIKISU - SAWLA - TUNA-KALBA

19. DAVID AKOLOGO AMOAH - BOLGA EAST

20. TAHIRU ISSAHAKU AHMED - BAWKU WEST

21. AYISHA BATONG HOR - SISSALA WEST

22. SETH KWASI AGBI - SOUTH TONGU

23. PATRICK HOCKSON AMPONTENG - AMENFI CENTRAL

24. DORCAS ELIZABETH AMOAH - NZEMA

The list below also shows the new nominees to fill the created vacancies

1. PRINCE DORMAA AMOAH - AHAFO ANO NORTH

2. OSCAR ASARE ANDOH - AMANSIE WEST

3. DR. AMOATENG AUGUSTINE KWASI - NKORANZA SOUTH

4. MOHAMMED HARUNA - PRU EAST
   

5. SAMSON GBOLU - SENE EAST

6. MOSES ARHINFUL ACQUAH - AWUTU SENYA WEST

7. NANA KWEKU ABBAN - TWIFO HEMAN LOWER DENKYIRA

8. MAVIS OPOKUA AKONNOR - ASUOGYAMAN

9. PADDY AMPONSAH DOUGLAS - ATIWA WEST

10. PROF. EDWARD ASANTE ANTWI - NEW JUABEN SOUTH

11. OWUSU ARTHUR EMMANUEL - NSAWAM ADOAGYIRI

12. EBENEZER DOKU - ADENTAN

13. AMBROSE TSEGAH - GA CENTRAL

14. DEBORAH AMPOFO - GA EAST

15. MICHAEL DANQUAH - WEIJA GBAWE

16. ISSAH CHIMSI ABDULAI - EAST MAMPRUSI

17. BULATOR KWAKU PATRICK - KRACHI WEST

18. FELIX OWUSU GYIMAH - NKWANTA SOUTH

19. JACOB K. DUMAKAWE - SAWLA-TUNA-KALBA

20. AGANA ALBERT AKUGRE - BOLGA EAST

21. ANANIA DANIEL ATAMPUBA  - BAWKU WEST

22. MAHAMUD FORKAH - SISSALA WEST

23. ZUH WALTER WOGBEMASE - ADAKLU

24. INNOCENT LYNFORD KWESI TETTEH - SOUTH TONGU

25. ALEX BAIDOO - AMENFI CENTRAL

26. ERIC ESSIEN - NZEMA EAST