Michael Kpakpo Allotey takes over from Elizabeth KT Sackey as new Accra Mayor

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has officially confirmed Michael Kpakpo Allotey arsenic its caller Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Greater Accra Region.

His assignment was unanimously endorsed by Assembly Members during a Special General Assembly Meeting held connected Tuesday, May 6, 2025, astatine the Accra City Hall.

Allotey secured each 30 valid votes formed successful the predetermination conducted by the Electoral Commission (EC), achieving a 100 percent endorsement, good supra the two-thirds threshold required nether Section 20 of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936).

According to graphic.com.gh, some the predetermination and his confirmation created a charged ambiance with jubilation, drumming, and celebration, reflecting a beardown consciousness of unity and support.

The lawsuit was attended by Assembly Members, authorities officials, enactment executives, accepted leaders, and residents of the superior city.

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo who supervised the predetermination successful her remarks, urged Assembly Members to enactment partisan considerations speech and enactment unneurotic successful the involvement of each Ghanaians.

“This is the centre of Greater Accra,” she stated, calling connected members to uphold their law mandate and enactment the President’s nominee for the bully of the metropolis.

Michael Kpakpo Allotey, who officially succeeds Elizabeth KT Sackey arsenic Chief Executive Officer, expressed gratitude successful his acceptance speech.

He thanked God and conveyed heavy appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama for entrusting him with the role.

He said, “I convey the President for entrusting me, a young antheral from North Kaneshie, with this responsibility. It is an honour I bash not instrumentality lightly.”

He besides commended his predecessors for their contributions and pledged to physique connected their achievements, ensuring continued advancement and development, saying, “I present clasp the baton arsenic Mayor of Accra. My predecessor has done her part, but today, it’s my turn. If I person immoderate misunderstandings, I tin question proposal from the galore who person travel earlier me, truthful determination is nary model for failure,” helium said.

About Michael Kpakpo Allotey

Allotey has implicit a decennary of acquisition from the backstage sector, having worked successful existent estate, petroleum, and logistics. He antecedently served arsenic CEO of Our God Is Good Real Estate, contributing importantly to occupation instauration and infrastructure development.

His past roles besides see General Manager astatine KYG Consultancy and EXOLUBE Company Ltd, and Transport Manager astatine DIMD Ghana, wherever helium introduced reforms that chopped operational costs and boosted efficiency.

Politically, Allotey has held respective enactment positions wrong the National Democratic Congress (NDC), astir precocious arsenic the Director of Operations for the Okaikwei South Constituency.

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