The directive by Alhaji Collins Dauda, the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, for Assemblies to elect one of their members to preside in the absence of an elected presiding member was illegal and unconstitutional, the Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) said on Monday. Some District, Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies, are yet to elect Presiding Members, since the last local level elections were held last September. The Minister consequently in a directive asked the Assemblies to elect one of their members to preside over the Assembly if they were unable to elect...
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