This passage describes the inauguration and swearing-in ceremonies of various assembly members and government appointees in different districts of Ghana. Here's a summary:
- Thirty percent of the assembly members were appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who, along with Members of Parliament and district chief executives, forms the assemblies in the various Municipal Metropolitan and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
- These assemblies have the responsibility to deliberate, plan, mobilize resources, and make decisions aimed at transforming their respective districts during their term of office.
- President Akufo-Addo emphasized the importance of local governance during a nationwide inauguration event, with his speech being delivered by the Local Government Minister, Dan Botwe, in Kumasi.
- Magistrate Ama Adoma Kwakye administered the oath of office to newly elected assembly members and government appointees of the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly.
- Similarly, assembly members and government appointees in the Akyemansa District Assembly were sworn into office.
- The Bolgatanga East District also witnessed the swearing-in of new assembly members.
- Members of Parliament, such as Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu for Madina, along with other elected and appointed assembly members, took the oath of office.
- Justice Theodora Wood, a former Chief Justice and Council of State Member, represented President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the inauguration of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, where invited guests and assembly members were present.
These events signify the formal commencement of the terms of office for these assembly members and government appointees, tasked with local governance and development initiatives within their respective districts.
