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The Volta Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has received a total of 283 applications for the position of Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) for 18 assemblies of the Volta Region.
Initially, 287 applied for the positions, but four of them had written to the Regional office of the party in Ho, indicating their decision to withdraw from the race, leaving 283 contestants.
The Acting Volta Regional Secretary of the NDC, Bright Kwashie Ege, who made this known to the Ghanaian Times in Ho on Monday, January 20 said the number of applicants for the MDCEs position in the region was highest since the inception of the fourth republic.
He announced that out of the 287 applicants, North Tongu District recorded the highest number of 40 applicants and the Akatsi-North District recorded the lowest of four applicants.
Ege indicated that 40 applications were women, adding that though the number of women contesting to become MDCEs was low, it was an improvement over the past when women showed no or little interest in such positions.
According to him, the high number of applications of people willing to serve as MDCEs showed the attractiveness of the NDC and their readiness to contribute to national development.
Mr Ege gave the assurance that “the party had put in place mechanisms to effectively manage the high number of applicants in order not to allow the high number of applicants to degenerate into disaffection for the party.”
He said that vetting of the 263 applicants was expected to start from January 21, 2025.
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