After failing to secure the required number of votes to confirm his nomination as Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Juaben, Alex Sarfo Kantanka, is seen in a viral video demanding his bribe money back from the assembly members.
During the first round of voting to confirm him, he obtained a measly five out of a total of 26 votes.
He needed at least 17 votes (two-thirds of the votes) to secure confirmation as MCE.
Mr Kantanka got the blessing of the President for a second time as the nominee for the Chief Executive for the Juaben Municipal Assembly for another round of voting.
His chances improved slightly during the second voting, but it was not enough to secure a confirmation: he obtained 10 out of the 26 votes cast.
For failing twice, he will be replaced with another nominee by the President.
Unhappy with the turn of events he started pacing the room where the election was conducted, wagging his fingers at some of the assembly members and demanding his money back.
Some reports claim he paid GH¢5,000 to each of the 26 assembly members as a bribe to endorse him.
At some point, he nearly assaulted the Atwima Nwabiagya South MP, Emmanuel Agyei Anhwere and some of the assembly members, but he was stopped.
Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, who had been urging the assembly members to endorse Mr Kantanka said the turn of events is unfortunate.
“Things did not go as we wished. But now the President has travelled, so when he returns, I will give him the news, and whatever he says, I will revert,” he said.
One of the assembly members, Patrick Yeboah, has alleged that he was assaulted by the nominee outside the conference room after the election.
Police later on arrested Mr Kantanka after the video of him demanding a refund of alleged bribe monies hit the internet.
He has since been granted a self recognisance bail by the police.
