The police have confirmed the arrest of the Juaben MCE nominee Alexander Sarfo Kantanka for allegedly bribing assembly members to confirm him on Monday.
The rejected nominee was seen in a viral video demanding a refund of his money from assembly members.
In a statement on Tuesday (2 November 2021), the police said that “the arrest was in connection with a viral video of the nominee allegedly demanding a refund of some sums of money he had allegedly paid to assembly members to vote for his confirmation”.
Kantanka’s statement was taken and he was bailed.
Below is the full statement by the Ghana Police Service:
Rejection
On Monday the members of Juaben Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region for the second time rejected the president’s nominee for the position of metropolitan chief executive (MCE).
Kantanka failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed to be confirmed as the MCE for Juaben Municipal Assembly.
He polled a total of ten Yes votes as against 15 No votes. One ballot was rejected.
Twenty out of the 26 assembly members boycotted the previous process on Friday, citing the heavy security presence at the venue.
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