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Six Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the Bono Region have successfully confirmed their respective Chief Executives, nominated by President John Dramani Mahama.
They are the Dormaa Municipal, Dormaa West District, Dormaa East District, Berekum West District, Jaman North District and Jaman South Municipal Assembly.
The Bono Region has 12 MDAs comprising six municipal and six district assemblies.
At the Dormaa Central Municipal Assembly, the assembly members overwhelmingly confirmed the nominee, Dominic Adoma Ameyaw, at their meeting at Dormaa Ahenkro.
There were 44 assembly members comprising 30 elected members and 14 appointees.
At the end of the election, 31 assembly members endorsed Mr Ameyaw's nomination, while 13 voted against him.
At the Dormaa West District, the assembly members unanimously confirmed Stephen Azorba Awuni as the District Chief Executive (DCE).
All the 17 assembly members, made up of 10 elected members, five government appointees and two ex-officio members, endorsed his nomination.
At the Berekum West District, Collins Asumah was also endorsed as 27 assembly members out of 28 voted in his favour.
At Dormaa East District, the assembly members endorsed the nomination of Osei Owusu during a special assembly meeting.
There were 30 assembly members made up of 21 elected members and nine government appointees.
At the end of the voting process, 22 assembly members voted for Mr Owusu, while eight voted against his nomination.
The various conformation meetings were graced by traditional authorities from the districts.
The Sunyani Supervising High Court Judge, Justice Gabriel Mate-Teye, swore in the four MDCEs and the government appointees into office.
Assembly members in the Jaman North District and Jaman South Municipality have confirmed George Adane and Siata Watara as their Chief Executives respectively.
At the separate confirmations, the Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, cautioned the local government workers against indulging in corrupt practices.
He urged them to reject corruption and work diligently with the MDCEs to drive development.
"Uphold your integrity and avoid corrupt practices that hinder the progress of the assemblies and the region as a whole," he said.
The newly confirmed MDCEs pledged to work towards reviving the socio-economic activities and the development of their respective districts.
