CCMA honors George Justice Arthur with a Resounding 66/66 endorsement

It was a sight to behold, when officials of the Electoral Commission finished counting the ballots at the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, as Cape Coasters were all over the place, jubilating over George Arthur’s Victory.

Assembly members of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, did not hesitate to give the Metropolitan Chief Executive nominee, George Justice Arthur all 66 votes to express their willingness to develop Cape Coast together.

Earlier, members advocated to give George Arthur an acclamation, instead of balloting but the electoral commission officials refused to grant that motion, saying, the proposal was out of order.

At the end of voting, all 66 assembly members voted a ‘yes’ for George Justice Arthur to approve his nomination as the MCE for Cape Coast.

In his address, the newly endorsed MCE, thanked President Mahama and the people of Cape Coast for the confidence placed in him.

He described his victory as “a call to rise and face the challenges of our time and carry all along to build a better Ghana”.

“My doors are open to all and I assure you to be a good listener and an excellent implementer”, he assured.

The MCE further promised to work with all institutions and individuals who had Cape Coast at heart.

“We shall conduct a comprehensive audit to know the true state of the assembly and to know the decision to take henceforth”.

“My goal is to help President John Mahama to actualize his vision and policies for Cape Coast”, He stressed.

The MCE called on investors, home and abroad to invest in Cape Coast, describing his tenure as a good time for investment, which would in turn create employment for the young people in the area.

He assured that Cape Coast would work again.

The Central Regional Minister, Eduamoah Ekow Panyin Okyere was optimistic George Arthur was a man of the people.

He hoped the newly confirmed MCE would champion cleanliness in the area, in a bid to curb cholera in Cape Coast.

The Minister charged the assembly members to take part in the development agenda of Cape Coast.

The Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan urged the newly confirmed MCE to use his position to serve the people.