Breaking News: MMDCEs Threaten Hunger Strike Over Unpaid Salaries Since 2021
It has emerged that a total of two hundred and twelve (212) Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have not been paid salaries since their appointment in September 2021.
Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater 
It has emerged that a total of two hundred and twelve (212) Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have not been paid salaries since their appointment in September 2021.
The situation, according to the information available to Soireenews.com, is making life unbearable for the appointees, compelling them to threaten to embark on a four-day nationwide strike over the failure of the government of President Akufo-Addo to address the concerns raised by the MMDCEs.
Soireenews.com was reliably informed that the unpaid MMDCEs are going through terrible experiences and encountering embarrassing situations, which are fast dwindling their reputation in their respective districts.
The information available to this news outlet indicates that as a result of the inability of the government to pay their salaries, some DCEs, including Metropolitan and Municipal Chief Executives, have had brushes with their wives over what is referred to in Ghanaian parlance as 'chop money' (housekeeping money).
Suddenly, Soireenews.com gathered that some of MMDCEs have had their wards sacked from school, due to their indebtedness in respect of school fees.
This embarrassing situation was witnessed a couple of days ago when there is a quarrel between a DCE and his wife on phone over the government appointee's inability to give the wife 'chop money,' which forced the wife to take part in somebody's money that was given to her to be given to the husband.
"But you why did you decide to take somebody's money which has been sent to me to be given to him," the DCE asked the wife angrily and after some exchanges banged the call on her.
"You see the problems we are facing as a result of the fact that we have not been paid for the past year," he stated in a troubled tone, which momentarily threw this reporter into a situation of mixed feelings about whether it is a blessing to be appointed to such a position or a curse.
But for some DCEs, what is even worse is that the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), is also in arrears since January 2006. Meaning that projects are also at a standstill in the districts.
"This," one DCE told this reporter "is killing us, but our people who do not know and understand us to keep coming to us and still expect to get money from us."
Another DCE from the Volta Region told newsmen that "everything has gone haywire, things are in disarray, we are not able to make ends meet, especially taking care of the household. Our wives are now in full control of the house," he stated
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed 212 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives across the country.
The MMDCEs are nominated by the President under Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20(1) of the Local Government Act 1993, Act 462.
