FOUR VIE FOR NHC PREZ

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The reconstituted National House of Chiefs has scheduled tomorrow, Thursday November 24, to elect a new President and his Vice to lead the House in the next four years.  

 The tenure of the current National House of Chiefs, its President and Vice ends tomorrow with plans to inaugurate the newly reconstituted House before the election of the new President and his Vice. 

 At the close of nominations which spanned the 16th to the 22nd of this month, four Paramount chiefs had submitted their nominations to contest for the position of the President of the House while three put themselves up for the election of the Vice President. 

The four contesting for the Presidency are the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State in the Volta region, Togbe Afede, the paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa in the Eastern region, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, the paramount chief of Lower Axim in the Western region, Awulae Atibrukusu, and the paramount chief of Esikado in the Western region, Nana Kobina Nketsiah. 

The eventual winner will take over from the outgoing President of the House, Wulugu Naaba Pugansoa, Naa Professor John Nabila, who has served the full eight year term. 

His Vice was the paramount chief of Lower Axim, Awulae Atibrukusu. 

The three contenders for the Vice Presidential position are the paramount chief of Asebu in the Central region, Okatakyie Dr. Menfe, his colleague from the Abeadze traditional area also in the Central region, Daasebre Kwebu Awudzi as well as paramount chief of Lawra, Lara Naa Tuowele Karbo. 

A reliable source at the National House of Chiefs who made this known to Ashanti Today said the elections will be preceded by the swearing-in of the 50-members, five each from each of the 10 administrative regions of the country. 

After the elections, the new President and the Vice will also be sworn-in before assuming their respective responsibilities. 

The source said the polls will be supervised by the Electoral Commission adding that so far, there has not been any indication that any of the nominees will step down before the elections.

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