Following the expiration of the tenure of the Chief Executives of the 216 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the country and impending appointments by the President to replace them, sixty-four (64) candidates were vetted for the nine (9) districts in the Western North Region.
The Regional Vetting Committee was chaired by the Regional Minister and was made up of the Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as Member, National Representative, representative from the Presidency and a Constituency Representative.
For the position of the Chief Executive for the regional capital Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly (SWMA), nine aspirants contested the current acting Chief Executive, Hon. Louis Owusu-Agyepong. They include Golly Antwi-Boasiako, James Ahenkorah, Francis Xavier Andoh-Adjei, Peter Asante, Oliver Ntaadu, Emmanuel Fosu Nkuah, Benjamin Oppong, Matthew Benyin and Alex Akwesi Appiah
The Aowin District saw Hon. Samuel Adu Gyamfi (current acting Chief Executive), Felix Foster Ackah, Robert Coffie-Amoako, Isaac Ofori, Isaac Brew, Edward Osei and Stephen Owusu Armah, while the Juaboso District had Francis Afanyo Kwaku, Godfred K. Agyei, Sakpaku Prosper, Affum Kroko Stephen, Afrishiah Bright, Maxwell Quansah, Frederick Mensah and Awuah Baffour Stephen.
For the Bia West District, Hon. John Koah (current acting Chief Executive), Yaw Owusu Philip, Gyebi Blay Bernard and Anthony Marshall Arpoh contested while Michael Gyamprah, Kofi Anane Korsah, Jerry Takyi-Mensah, Joseph Halifax Amandeh, Michael Adjei, Richmond Nkuah Kwarteng, Alfred Amoah, Paul Andoh and Emmanuel B. Nuakoh contested in the Bibiani District.
The Bodi District had Ignatius Akwasi Amankwa, Kennedy Amoah Mensah, Victor Nkrumah Arthur, Francis, Kwasi Atta-Owusu, Nti- Gyebi Padmore Yaw, Samuel Opoku Nyame and Amakye Joseph while the Bia East had Evans Amoah, Nicholas Kupog Yayin, Nana Nkuah Asante, Boamah Nimoh Anthony, Simon Goode Assefuah and Dickson Odame Ampomah
The Akontombra District had Hon. Yawson Amoah (current acting Chief Executive), Alhaji Moro Sadiq, Adu Mensah Aaron, Frederick Coffie, James Mintah Adusei, Francis Kesse and Gloria Antwi-Adjei, while the Suaman District had Hon. Christian Baah (current acting Chief Executive), Philip Kwabena Boahen, Eric Theophilus Tandoh, Kennedy Annor Ngyissah-Koah, Paul Boahen and Perpetual Abiaw.
