The District Chief Executive of Bosome Freho District Assembly in the Ashanti Region, Yaw Danso, has been sacked by President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo.
The decision to sack Yaw Danso was communicated by the Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Decentralisation, Dan Botwe, to the Ashanti Regional Minister on Friday.
Yaw Danso was suspended in October 2022 for allegedly engaging in illegal mining.
Meanwhile, Akufo-Addo has nominated Kofi Adu Amoateng as the new chief executive of the Bosome Freho District Assembly of the Ashanti Region.
The nomination is per Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20 (1) of the Local Government Act, Act 936 (as amended).
“In view of the above you are kindly requested to liaise with the regional Electoral Commission to conduct the confirmation process of the nominated chief executive”, the letter further stated.