Kma Unable To Elect A Presiding Member After Two Rounds Of Elections.
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has been unable to elect a Presiding Member (PM) after two rounds of voting held on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
The incumbent, Patrick Kwame Frimpong, secured 35 votes in the first round and 36 votes in the second round.
His sole contender, Ernest Baffour Ofori, obtained 24 votes in the first round and 23 votes in the second.
Per Section 27 of the Local Governance Act (Act 936), the Presiding Member must be elected by at least two-thirds of Assembly members.
With 66 members in the Assembly, a candidate requires a minimum of 44 votes to be elected.
Earlier, Isham Alhassan and Kwame Agyemang withdrew their nominations for the position.
In line with the law, another meeting is expected to be convened within the next 10 days to elect a Presiding Member to chair the Assembly for the next two years.
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