The District Chief Executive for Denkyira-Obuasi, Daniel Appiannin, has been dismissed from his post with immediate effect, Kasapafmonline.com can authoritatively state.
He has been told to hand over to the Deputy Central Regional Minister, Thomas Adjei Baffoe.
A letter to that effect was signed this afternoon by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development upon the instructions of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Kasapafmonline.com’s unimpeachable sources within the government say the DCE is under investigations for utterances following the gruesome murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama.
Ghana was thrown into a state of despair on Monday, May 29, 2017, when the news of the lynching of a military officer detailed at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region broke.
Captain Maxwell Mahama of the 5th Infantry Battalion was heading a military detachment to the area to fight illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Following the incident, the DCE for the area, Mr. Appiannin told journalists that he was unaware that the military officer was part of a detachment to the area to assist in the fight against galamsey.
“There is a large number of military personnel protecting the Chinese and the lynched soldier is alleged to be part of it. In fact, he is said to be the leader … I am shocked they are not briefing you very well but rather claiming they are here to fight galamseyers,” he was quoted as saying by myjoyonline.com.
His utterances, however, attracted lots of condemnation from the public, with the family of the deceased calling for his immediate dismissal.
President Akufo-Addo, Kaspafmonline.com understands, is also incensed by the expression of the DCE, hence, the order for his immediate dismissal.