Participants at a Constitution Dialogue series have vehemently argued against election of District Chief Executive, terming it as unnecessary and costly.
They said, the system, in which government appoint a DCE and was endorsed by assembly members of that particular district must be maintained.
The constitution dialogue series was organized by the Centre for Development Research and Advocacy, (CeDRA) a policy tink-tank in collaboration with the British High Commission to gather inputs from targeted communities into the amendments of the 1992 constitution of the Republic Ghana.
Mr Kobby Gomez-Mensah, Programme Director said the dialogue series was to provide education to constituents on various proposals for amendment.
It was on the topic: �Natural Resource Ownership and Management and Whether the DCE position should be Elective Or Appointive�.
Mr Ken Arthur, assembly member said the current appointive system should be maintained to avoid undue political interference and corruption.
He said the role played by assembly members in confirming an appointed person by the government to ensure that the right candidate was selected for the post.
Nana Owuekyerama II, Obaahemaa for Owurado in Agona also supported the argument to maintain the appointive system.
Mr George Aboagye, Member of Parliament for Agona-Nkwanta however, did not agree with the appointive system but said a fix term of office would ensure job security and peace of mind to work.
He said often times such appointive positions were not secured as the appointing authority could remove the person at any time.
Mr Mawuse Oliver-Barker, A researcher Officer to the defunct Constitutional Review Commission said government white paper on the matter was to appoint six persons who would be vetted and screened to three.
The three would then go through national elections for the citizens of Ghana to elect one person for the position.
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