The Assembly Members of the Ada West District in the Greater Accra Region have approved the president’s nominee, Jerry John Foreigner Mills-Nkrumah, to serve as the new District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Ada West District.
The voting took place on May 13, 2025, at the district head in Sege, where 22 voters, comprising 15 elected assembly members and 7 government appointees, participated in the election.
Following the vote, 16 members, representing 69.9%, voted in favour of the candidate, while 6 members, representing 26.1%, opposed his nomination.
The new DCE, Jerry John Mills-Nkrumah, known as Foreigner in the political circles, is the Sege Constituency secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and was a government teacher at the Ada Senior High Technical School (ASTECH) within the same district.
In his address to the assembly members, he conveyed his gratitude to the NDC for honoring him with the role of DCE and committed to collaborating with the MP for Sege Constituency, Daniel Keshi Bessey, to enhance the district’s development.
He emphasized that as a local resident of Sege, he is well aware of the district’s challenges, including water shortages, poor road conditions, inadequate housing for basic school teachers, and insufficient furniture in schools, as well as a lack of teachers and the neglect of the Community Day School started by the NDC government.
Jerry John Foreigner Mills-Nkrumah further noted that the district is struggling with revenue generation, the absence of permanent facilities for the Fire and Immigration Services, a shortage of operational vehicles for security services, and delays in completing the Agenda 111 initiated by the NPP government.
He said: “I promise to work hand in hand with my MP to see that these problems are reduced, if not solved entirely.”
The newly appointed DCE asserts that the responsibility for the district’s development lies with the assembly members rather than solely depending on the central government.
He emphasized the issue of youth unemployment in the district and suggested that the various flagship programs of the NDC could help alleviate this problem.
He highlighted the ongoing conflict regarding the Ada Songor Lagoon as an adverse local dispute, noting that the elders, youth, and women will ultimately resolve this issue and cautioned politicians against exploiting the conflict for their gain at the expense of the local population.
His election marks him as the fifth DCE for the district since its establishment from the former Dangme East District in the Greater Accra Region in 2012, following Anthony Yaw Klokpah, Foah Teye Agat Martey Teye George, A.L Akrofi, and Sampson Tetteh Kpankpa.
