The President's nominee for the position of a Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for New Juaben North in the Eastern Region has finally been approved by Assembly members on Wednesday.

The nominee, Comfort Asante failed to secure the required two-thirds of the total votes last Friday during the first voting process as 15 out of the 29 Assembly members and government appointees voted in favour with 14 voting against the nominee, representing 50.2%.

However, she was overwhelmingly confirmed during the second voting process after securing 100% of the total 29 votes.

After securing the victory, the Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong in his speech expressed gratitude to Assembly members for their votes and indicated the decision taken would help set the assembly’s activities on the right footing for accelerated development

He added the confirmation of the nominee would also facilitate the development agenda of the Akufo-Addo led government as the MCE is going to take full responsibility for the assembly’s activities enshrined in the constitution.

Comfort Asante, who served in that position in the first term of the Akufo-Addo-led government in her remarks thanked Assembly members for their support in retaining her to continue the many projects and programs.

She pledged to remain relentless in ensuring the municipality gets its fair share of the national cake and called for support from constituents.

The exercise was supervised by the Electoral Commission and attended by the Member of Parliament for the area, Nana Adjei Boateng and other party executives.

The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong immediately swore-in Comfort Asante into office.