Twenty-nine aggrieved assembly members of Ejisu Municipal have resolved to pass a vote of no confidence in the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Jerryne Asante. They cited allegations of financial mismanagement, abuse of power, and poor administrative leadership. The assembly members, in an address to the press on July 24, 2026, appealed to President Mahama to immediately remove the MCE from office, as they accused the embattled MCE of lacking knowledge in the decentralisation system.
They say their decision follows a series of unaddressed directives previously issued by the Assembly’s Public Relations and Complaints Committee (PRCC) during a meeting on April 30, 2026. According to the assembly members, Ms Asante was given a two-week deadline to resolve several pressing issues, but none have been addressed. They include alleged failure to oversee the court-ordered demolition of a structure encroaching on a public road in Akyiawkrom and diversion of an amount of GH29,000 in property rates and business permits collected on August 1, 2025.
The aggrieved assembly members claim the funds were reportedly used by the MCE and her personal aide to purchase 32 packets of roofing sheets for personal use rather than depositing the revenue into the assembly’s coffers. A supposed meeting to pass a vote of no confidence did not happen because the assembly hall remained under lock and key. The aggrieved assembly members had to address the press in the open of their grievances.
George Kuntu Blankson, assemblyman for Kwamo, is the spokesperson of the aggrieved assembly members. “We, the undersigned assembly members of the Ejisu Municipal Assembly, have today, 24th July, 2026, unanimously resolved to pass a vote of no confidence in Jerryne Asante, the Municipal Chief Executive of the Ejisu Municipal Assembly. This resolution has become necessary due to several reasons concerning how Hon Jerenie Asante, since her assumption of office, has been doing that go contrary to the direct interest of the Ejisu Municipal Assembly.” He continued, “For instance, Honorable Jerryne Asante was summoned to appear before the Public Relations and Complaints Committee of the assembly in the month of April this year to answer some charges.
The committee subsequently made its recommendation to the General Assembly at its meeting held on April 30th, 2026. The following are the charges and recommenda…
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