Breaking News -Western Regional Metropolitan Chief Executive Suspended.

A letter dated February 4, from the President through the office of the Local Government minister Honourable Daniel Botwe sited by Soireenews indicates that the metropolitan chief executive (MCE) for the Western region Honourable Abdul Mumin-Issah has been suspended from office.

The MCE, who was arrested within the week was sent to court but granted bail on Friday.

The letter further instructed that in the interim, he. Minister Mr. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah has been assigned additional supervisory authority over the Sekondi - Takoradi Metropolitan assembly.

Background:

Hon. Abdul Mumin-Issah was arrested by the Western Regional Police Command on Thursday, February 3, 2022, after he allegedly hurled insults and threatened a Police officer on road check duties.

“Mr. Abdul-Mumin Issah, the Hon. MCE for Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has been arrested by the Western Regional Police Command today, Thursday, 3rd February 2022, for an alleged motor traffic offense, verbal assault, and offensive conduct against a Police Officer who was performing his lawful duty,” the Police wrote on Facebook.

A tape recording of the incident

The MCE has overheard angrily heaping invectives on the police officer for insisting that he joins the queue like others and waits for his turn.

“You are stupid, you ugly policeman, you say a whole police officer, you are nothing, don’t worry let him play his king kong thing, I have exercised patience for you to call whoever is coming, I could just pass by and there is nothing he can do. If I decide to pass by what else can you do? But I have been patient enough which you have called to come and take me to headquarters. I could have just driven there, go(sic) and you can do whatever you want to do tomorrow morning and it won’t get anywhere,” the MCE is overheard in the exchanges with the on-duty police officer.

The policeman is also heard insisting on the right thing being done despite calls by the MCE to another police officer to intervene.

“…the patrol team is coming to take you to headquarters for further action; they are coming to take you for further action. I should take it for what? I am saying I have called the patrol team, your action, your behavior, your attitude have (sic) been reported and you will be detained for this, attempting to knock a police Inspector down? You wait!”

The MCE resorted to threats of transfer to cow the insistent policeman saying “You don’t know whom you are dealing with? You will come begging tomorrow, you will come begging tomorrow; I will send you to Enchi…don’t worry, do what you want to do…you are lucky I am not in my….hmmm, it is okay”.