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Assembly members in the Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti region have refused to participate in an election to confirm Alex Sarfo Kantanka as Municipal Chief Executive (MCE).
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An intervention of the Juaben Traditional Authority failed to resolve the impasse as the assembly members protested the deployment of police and military to the area.
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Twenty out of 26 assembly members boycotted the election, leading to indefinite postponement.
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JoyNews' Nana Yaw Gyimah has more in the following video report.
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