President Akufo-Addo has suspended the Municipal Chief Executive Officer for Sekondi-Takoradi, Adbul Mumin Issah, who almost run a policeman over in a crazed dangerous driving.
When he was finally stopped, he launched into serious verbal attacks and threats against the Police Inspector who accosted him for his deadly road rage.
Adbul Mumin Issah was eventually arrested and charged. His crude behavior has consequently cost him his job.
His suspension was communicated in a letter signed by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dan Botwe.
“On the instructions of the President, the Metropolitan Chief Executive Sekondi-Takoradi Assembly, Mr. Abdul Mumin Issah has been suspended from office with immediate effect pending an inquiry into his encounter with the Police on February 3, 2022,” the letter read.
“Without prejudice to the matter now before court, Government takes a very dim view of the comments made by the Metropolitan Chief Executive during his exchanges with the Police,”
The MCE, whose voice was captured in a secretly recorded audio, allegedly also threatened to beat the officer to death and vowed to have the officer transferred to a remote village as punishment for daring to stop him in traffic.
“The comments by the Chief Executive run contrary to the Government’s belief and work to ensure that our Security Agencies and indeed Public Agencies are resourced, empowered and accorded the respect to deliver on mandates,” the letter from Dan Botwe said.
Meanwhile, the MCE has been arrested and charged with offensive conduct, traffic offence and assault of an officer of the Law.