The Kpando District Assembly at its meeting, on Friday, confirmed Mr Francis Ganyaglo, 38, a Lecturer in Marketing at the Ho Polytechnic, as the District Chief Executive.
Mr Ganyaglo polled 46 out of 47, representing 98 percent of votes cast in the election, supervised by Mr David Acheampong, District Officer of the Electoral Commission.
Addressing the Assembly after taking the oaths of office and secrecy, administered by Mr Samuel Kofi Solomon, Kpando Circuit Court Judge, Mr Ganyaglo stressed that he would not abuse the
trust reposed in him by President John Atta Mills, who by the constitution, nominated him for the position.
He pledged to tap the expertise of others who vied for the position, provide good leadership and unite the people for rapid development of the district.
Mr Ganyaglo said the thrust of his work, immediately, would be to open up educational opportunities, increase the reach of the people to ICT, build roads and improve entrepreneurial quality of the business people in the district.
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister, said the first round voting for Mr Ganyaglo's approval reflected the progressiveness of the assembly.
The Assembly also elected Mr Joseph Adigli, 78, an engineer, as Presiding Member.
He polled 46 out of 52 votes representing 88.5 percent.